Smoke from abandoned bag triggers panic among passengers in Chennai railway station

CHENNAI: Tension prevailed at the

Tambaram Sanatorium

railway station in Chennai on Tuesday when commuters noticed a smoke emanating from an

abandoned bag

on a platform.

Railway Protection Force personnel were alerted and they in turn called the bomb squad.

Bomb squad personnel found 300 cellphone power banks and a partially burnt circuit board in the bag. Police said the power banks caused the smoke.

Police said the black coloured bag was spotted by a passenger. The bag created panic among passengers.

Several suburban trains and a few incoming long distance trains were delayed due to the incident.