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A fire broke out in a coach of the Patna Fast Passenger Train at Sasaram railway station in Bihar on Monday. Initial inquiry suggests that the fire was caused by a suspected short circuit. The Sasaram-Patna fast passenger train's coach caught fire while it was at the Sasaram railway station's Platform 6 shortly before it was scheduled to depart.

The fire created panic among the passengers on the platform, though no casualties were reported.

Railway authorities confirmed there were no casualties in the incident. A major accident was avoided due to the quick response of Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and local residents present at the station.

Fire brigade teams quickly rushed to the spot and conducted the firefighting operations. The blaze was brought under control soon by the team.

Initial reports suggested that the fire may have been caused by a short circuit inside the coach. Authorities are expected to further investigate the exact cause of the incident.

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Rajdhani Express Fire

The Bihar train fire incident comes just a day after another fire was reported on the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district on Sunday.

Officials said the fire damaged two coaches of the Rajdhani Express, though no injuries or casualties were reported in that incident either.

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The railway officials said the fire broke out in the B-1 coach of the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express (train number 12431), which was carrying 68 passengers.

The incident occured between Vikramgarh Alot and Lunirichha stations under the Kota railway division at around 5.15 am while the train was travelling from Thiruvananthapuram to New Delhi.

Meanwhile, the West Central Railway Zone has constituted a high administrative grade-level inquiry committee to investigate the incident. The panel comprises senior officers from the West Central Railway, the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, and the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO). The committee is headed by the Principal Chief Safety Officer of the West Central Railway.

 

 


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