A fire broke out in a coach of the Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express on Saturday (October 18), near Sirhind Railway Station, the officials said, adding that one person sustained minor injuries.The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained, according to the Railway Board.The fire broke out around 7:30 am when the train (number 12204) was coming from Amritsar.A Government Railway Police (GRP) official said smoke was noticed in one of the AC coaches of the train.
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VIDEO | Sirhind, Punjab: A major train accident was averted near Sirhind railway station when a fire broke out in the Garib Rath Express travelling from Amritsar to Saharsa, just half a kilometre ahead of Ambala. The train was halted immediately after smoke was seen billowing… pic.twitter.com/vXwHoqTEJB
A passenger pulled a chain (alarm chain pulling system) to stop the train. Thereafter, the passengers were safely evacuated from the coach, the official said.The fire soon engulfed the coach (G-19). Two other coaches also faced minor impact. The three coaches were separated from the rest of the train and fire tenders were immediately called in, the GRP official said.The Railway Board said one person suffered minor injuries in the incident.A 32-year-old woman suffered some burn injuries and was taken to the Civil Hospital in Fatehgarh Sahib, said Station House Officer, GRP Sirhind, Rattan Lal.The officials said that soon after the fire was noticed, the railway authorities shifted the passengers from the affected coach to other coaches.The train will leave for its destination shortly, they added.Also Read: Video: Massive Fire Breaks Out at MPs' Flats in Delhi’s Brahmaputra Apartments
Fire at MPs apartment in Delhi
In another incident on Saturday, a massive fire broke out at the multi-storey Brahmaputra Apartments on the Dr Bishambhar Das Marg in Delhi, which was allotted to Members of Parliament in the national capital.As soon as the fire department received the call about the fire, 14 fire tenders were rushed to the site."The fire has been brought under control, but our work is still ongoing... There is no casualty report yet...," Delhi Fire Service ADO Bhupendra Prakash said, adding that they are investigating the reason for the fire.(With PTI inputs)
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