A fire was reported in the coaches of the Karmabhoomi Express on Friday while it was travelling through Patiala. The flames spread while the train was moving, local media report said. They were no reports of injury or death.
According to Hindi media reports, no passengers were injured in the shocking incident. The fire alarm went off, following which the train stopped and people quickly deboarded. Some reports have claimed that the fire broke out in the pantry.
The fire broke out as the train was reportedly near Sarai Banjara village while arriving in Rajpura. As smoke filled the coaches, panicked passengers stepped out, reports said. The cause of the fire is currently unknown.
The Week could not independently verify the authenticity of the videos. However, the New Jalpaiguri Karmabhoomi Express (Train Number 12508) was shown stopped at Sarai Banjara near Rajpura Junction on the Where Is My Train app. According to the popular mobile application that tracks trains in real time, the Karmabhoomi Express came to a halt at 12:57 pm and has not moved yet.
The train that left Amritsar Junction at 9:49 AM was originally scheduled to reach New Jalpaiguri Junction (NJP) railway station in West Bengal's Siliguri at 6:35 PM tomorrow.
