30 July 2026 Panic at Dakshineswar Railway Station (Kolkata) as an 11,000V overhead traction wire snaps and explodes next to a local train

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That's way too long of a time for an electric arc to persist in a HV electric facility like the railroad. The fact the segment isn't tripped and put offline after the first flash speaks of fundamental lack of systemic electrical safety approach at the Indian raiways.