Kolkata: A Metro train on the Blue Line or the North-South corridor suddenly came to a halt at Belgachhia station as passengers complained of having detected smoke in a coach on Friday afternoon.Eyewitnesses said the fire scare occurred around 4.35pm on a Dakshineswar-bound rake at Belgachhia metro station.“Black smoke was found emanating from a moving metro coach, creating panic and chaos among commuters,” said a commuter. “Some passengers hurriedly deboarded the train as soon as it halted at the Belgachhia station,”he said.Metro officials said the passengers were guided to another train by 4.45 pm. “The affected train was sent to the carshed,” said an official.


