Explorer

UP: Passengers Push Train Away From Burning Coaches, No Casualties In Fire Incident (VIDEO)

The cause of the fire is, however, yet to be ascertained.

Meerut: A fire broke out in the engine and two compartments of a passenger train at Daurala railway station near Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut city on Saturday.

The cause of the fire is, however, yet to be ascertained.

ALSO READ: WATCH | PM Modi Interacts With Shopkeepers At Varanasi Railway Station Amid UP Phase 7 Poll Campaign

“Cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. No injuries or casualties have been reported,” ANI quoted Indian Railways Traffic Inspector Y.K. Jha as saying.

The train numbered 04460 was going from Saharanpur to Delhi.

In a bid to separate the rest of the compartments from the engine and two compartments on which the fire broke out, the passengers were seen pushing the train.

Dimpy Garg, the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Delhi, said the train departed from Saharanpur, adding the information regarding sparks in the train was received near Daurala.

“The fire broke out in the fourth motor coach. Blazing coach was separated from rest of the train and traffic was stopped in the section,” said Garg.

“The passengers were sent in next mail train,” he added.

Top Headlines

Jharkhand govt releases list of 44 recruitment exams cancelled due to irregularities
Jharkhand govt releases list of 44 recruitment exams cancelled due to irregularities
Woman held for killing truck driver who blackmailed her, setting vehicle on fire in UP's Pilibhit
Woman held for killing truck driver who blackmailed her, setting vehicle on fire in UP's Pilibhit
Labourer sexually harasses two female MBBS interns in Haryana medical college; arrested
Labourer sexually harasses two female MBBS interns in Haryana medical college; arrested
173 UP villages flood-hit; more than 4,000 people shifted to safer locations
173 UP villages flood-hit; more than 4,000 people shifted to safer locations

Videos

BREAKING NEWS: Champat Rai and Anil Mishra Get Clean Chit in Ram Temple Donation Case
POLITICAL ROW: Vande Mataram Controversy Intensifies After Congress Sings Only Two Verses
BIG CONTROVERSY: Naxalism Victims Question Leaders Calling Themselves ‘Ideological Naxals’
Breaking News: Delhi Police Tells Supreme Court No Excessive Force Used During July 20 Student Protest
Breaking: Ram Temple Donation Theft SIT Report Gives Clean Chit to Champat Rai, Anil Mishra

Photo Gallery

25°C
New Delhi
Rain: 100mm
Humidity: 97%
Wind: WNW 47km/h
See Today's Weather
powered by
Accu Weather
Embed widget