Tiruvallur, July 13 -- People living in the vicinity of Tiruvallur Railway Station were evacuated to a safe place on Sunday after a goods train carrying diesel caught fire triggering a massive blaze, early this morning District Collector M Prathap said.

The fire has been almost bought under control, he said.

"Today, around 5:30 am, at Tiruvallur Railway Station, a diesel goods train from Manali to Jolarpet and onwards to Karnataka caught fire near the Tiruvallur Railway Station. The initial fire started in five bogies," Prathap told ANI.

He said that on receiving the information from the railways, the district administration, along with the district police and all other departments, mobilised in a record time.

"We have taken steps to ...