KOCHI: Twelve coaches of Thiruvananthapuram- Mangalore express derailed in the wee hours today near Karukutty station, around 45 kms from here, Southern Railway said.
No casualties were reported in the incident.
The incident took place around 2.30 am when the 16347 express train derailed between Aluva and Karukutty stations in Ernakulam district after leaving from Thiruvanathapuram at 8.40 pm yesterday, a Southern Railway spokesman said.
Following the incident, buses and local trains were arranged to ferry the stranded passengers to Kochi and Thrissur.
Traffic on both the lines of the route is affected due to the derailment and six to 10 hours are expected to complete the repair works of the damaged tracks on Ernakulam-Thrissur route, he said.
Some local trains connecting major stations of Kerala have been cancelled because of the derailment.
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Fire at Apollo Tyres, none injured
KOCHI: A major fire broke out at the production unit of Apollo Tyres Kalamassery unit here Sunday night but no one was injured, police said. The blaze on the first floor of the unit, which was noticed at around 1030 pm during the shift change, was brought under control after over one-and-a-half hours, police said. Machinery and rubber have been destroyed, sources said.
At least six fire tenders were engaged to bring the blaze under control. The unit, which was originally Premier Tyres, was acquired by Apollo in 1995 and manufactures most of the tyres Apollo exports.
The company has another plant in Kerala at Perambra in Thrissur. During his visit here last month for the AGM, Apollo Tyres Chairman Onkar S Kanwar told reporters they had plans to invest Rs 300 crore in the Kalamassery unit in the next two years to make it an export unit for Industrial tyres for exporting to Europe, South America and North America.
Apollo Tyres Ltd manufactures tyres and tubes for two-wheelers, cars, trucks and tractors.
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