A fire breaks out inside a train compartment at Sasaram railway station in Bihar early on Monday morning, officials say. Smoke is reported coming from a compartment of the Sasaram–Patna passenger train while it is stationary on platform number 6 at about 5.30 a.m., according to East Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Saraswati Chandra. Railway officials inform the fire brigade, and the fire is brought under control within roughly half an hour. Officials report that there are no casualties. The train is described as an empty train in one account. An investigation is underway to determine what caused the fire, with railway officials working to ascertain the circumstances that led to the smoke and flames. The reports focus on the initial incident, the response by the fire brigade after notification by railway staff, and the absence of reported injuries or deaths.
Fire breaks out inside train in Bihar’s Sasaram; no casualties reported
A fire breaks out inside a train compartment at Sasaram railway station in Bihar early on Monday morning, officials say. Smoke is reported coming from a compartment of the Sasaram–Patna passenger trai...
- Smoke is reported from a compartment of the Sasaram–Patna passenger train at Sasaram railway station at about 5.30 a.m.
- The train is stationary on platform number 6 when the incident is reported.
- Railway officials inform the fire brigade, and flames are extinguished in about half an hour.
- No casualties are reported.
- An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the fire.
Smoke began billowing out of a compartment of the Sasaram-Patna passenger train while it was standing on platform number 6 at around 5.30 a.m., East Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Saraswati Chandra said
3 months agoA fire broke out inside a coach of an empty train at Sasaram railway station in Bihar early Monday morning, an official said. Smoke began billowing out of a compartment of the Sasaram-Patna passenger train while it was standing on platform number 6 at around 5.30 am, East Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Saraswati Chandra said. "The fire brigade was informed by railway officials, and the flames were extinguished in about half an hour. There have been no casualties. An investigation is on to ascertain the cause of the fire," the CPRO said.
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