The Railway Board has reiterated its instructions to switch off electricity supply to power sockets in train between 11pm and 5am after a passenger’s power bank exploded while charging aboard the Mumbai-Howrah Mail in Odisha on October 24, disrupting train operations.
The letter, addressed to the principal chief mechanical engineers of all zonal railways, stated, “Recently, an instance has occurred in SER wherein onboard staff has not switched off the mobile charging points during the aforesaid period. Subsequently during charging a passenger’s power bank exploded with smoke. Besides the SER incident, a passenger’s power bank exploded in a Mumbai AC local last week.
The incident occurred around 3.38am in an AC coach when a passenger’s power bank exploded, caught fire and released smoke. The12809 Mumbai-Howrah Mail was halted for around 15 minutes near Bandamunda station before resuming its journey at 3.53am.
