A fire broke out at a section of the Sabarmati Bullet Train Station, Ahmedabad, construction site early on Saturday around 6.30 am. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries have been reported.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the fire may have been caused by sparks from welding work, which spread due to temporary shuttering materials.
The fire department promptly arrived at the scene and successfully brought the situation under control. Officials from the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) also arrived at the site to monitor the situation.
The fire is now under control, and authorities have launched an investigation to determine the exact cause of the incident.
The Sabarmati station is part of the ambitious 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, which spans 352 km in Gujarat and 156 km in Maharashtra. The project includes a total of 12 planned stations at Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand/Nadiad, Ahmedabad, and Sabarmati.