A fire broke out in a coach of Janseva Express coming from Amritsar to Saharsa in Bihar. To save themselves, many passengers had to jump from the moving train. As soon as the information was received, fire brigade personnel and railway staff started efforts to control the fire.
Amritsar Sahrasa Janseva Express Fire: A fire broke out in a coach of Janseva Express coming from Amritsar to Saharsa in Bihar. To save themselves, many passengers had to jump from the moving train. As soon as the information was received, fire brigade personnel and railway staff started efforts to control the fire. Due to the fire, one compartment of the train was completely burnt to ashes. At present there is no news of any casualty.
Fire broke out in train near Sonvarsha Kachari station
When train number 14618 was going from Amritsar to Saharsa, a bogie of the train caught fire near Sonvarsha Kachari station. As soon as the passengers saw flames and smoke coming out of the coach, they panicked. Railway officials were immediately informed, after which the train was stopped. According to Vinod Bhatia, Divisional Railway Manager of Northern Railway, “When this train from Amritsar to Saharsa was passing through Sirhind station at around 7:30 in the morning, fire and smoke were seen. All the passengers have been safely rescued by separating the burnt coach. Only one passenger has suffered 30-40% burns.
The remaining train left for Saharsa after removing the burnt bogie.
After the fire was brought under control, every bogie of the train was thoroughly inspected. The burnt coach was separated from the train and the remaining bogies were sent to Saharsa. According to Railways, no passengers were injured in this accident. In the initial investigation, the cause of the fire is said to be short circuit, but the real reason will be revealed only after a thorough investigation. This incident, which happened just before Chhath Puja, has once again raised questions regarding the security arrangements in trains. Especially when there is going to be a huge crowd in the trains on the occasion of Chhath. People from every corner of the country are catching trains to UP-Bihar to celebrate Chhath. Let us tell you that on October 18, another train caught fire on the Amritsar-Saharsa route. On receiving the information, railway police and officials reached the spot and rescued the passengers by separating the affected coaches.