<p>Passengers of a Mass Rapid Transit System train bound for Chennai Beach from Velacherry today had a narrow escape after one of the bogies caught fire, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>No one was injured, they said.<br /><br />"The incident occurred around 8.35 AM near Perungudi. The train was moving towards Beach station. Since, it is a holiday (on account of Ayudha Pooja), there were not many passengers," a top official told PTI.<br /><br />"When the incident occurred the driver stopped the train immediately. One of the bogies in the middle caught fire and it is damaged," he said.<br /><br />Two fire tenders were used to douse the flames, he said.<br /><br />"Traffic on this route has been suspended. An inquiry has been ordered to identify the cause of the incident," he added.<br /><br />Recently one of the bogies of an MRTS train got derailed on this route. <br /></p>
<p>Passengers of a Mass Rapid Transit System train bound for Chennai Beach from Velacherry today had a narrow escape after one of the bogies caught fire, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>No one was injured, they said.<br /><br />"The incident occurred around 8.35 AM near Perungudi. The train was moving towards Beach station. Since, it is a holiday (on account of Ayudha Pooja), there were not many passengers," a top official told PTI.<br /><br />"When the incident occurred the driver stopped the train immediately. One of the bogies in the middle caught fire and it is damaged," he said.<br /><br />Two fire tenders were used to douse the flames, he said.<br /><br />"Traffic on this route has been suspended. An inquiry has been ordered to identify the cause of the incident," he added.<br /><br />Recently one of the bogies of an MRTS train got derailed on this route. <br /></p>