A massive fire broke out in a coach of the Delhi-Saharsa Vaishali Superfast Express in the early morning of Thursday. This is reportedly the second such incident within a span of 10 hours near Etawah in Uttar Pradesh. The fire accident took place in a coach of Delhi-Saharsa Vaishali Superfast Express around 2am in the S-6 coach, leaving 19 passengers injured, of which 11 suffered serious burn injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reports said that the train, 12554, was en route from New Delhi to Saharsa in Bihar when the incident occurred. After reaching Etawah around 2.12am, passengers observed smoke from the S-6 coach, and promptly alerted authorities. The Delhi-Saharsa Vaishali Superfast Express train was halted ahead of Mainpuri junction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With efforts from the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF), it took an hour to control the blaze. After the fire was extinguished, the affected coach was detached, and the train resumed its journey at 6am.As per local authorities, 11 of the injured passengers have been rushed to Saifai Medical University for further treatment. However, the cause of the fire is yet to be determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SP GRP Agra, Aditya Langeh, stated that no fatalities have been reported and that the injured passengers are receiving medical care. He added that a detailed inquiry will provide insights into the circumstances leading to this unfortunate event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier on Wednesday, the first incident involved the New Delhi-Darbhanga Special Express train in which eight passengers were injured and four coaches were destroyed. Senior Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kumar Verma added that initially it seemed that fire broke out due to a short circuit. He mentioned that a few people sustained minor injuries but there have not been any casualties. As per Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO), North Central Railways the fire broke out in the S1 coach of train 02570 Darbhanga Clone Special when it was passing through Sarai Bhopat Railway station in Uttar Pradesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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