Passengers push the train after fire breaks out in 2 coaches

In UP, a fire broke out in the engine and two coaches of the Saharanpur-Delhi passenger train during its halt at the Daurala station in Meerut district on Saturday. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. No injuries or casualties have been reported. Later, firefighters doused the fire at the Daurala station, officials said, adding that rail traffic was briefly disrupted. In a video shared by ANI, passengers were seen pushing the train in a bid to separate the rest of the coaches from the fire-affected engine and the two compartments.

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Fire broke out in engine & two compartments of a Saharanpur-Delhi train, at Daurala railway station near Meerut.

Passengers push the train in a bid to separate the rest of the compartments from the engine and two compartments on which the fire broke out. pic.twitter.com/Vp2sCcLFsd

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Dimpy Garg, DRM Delhi, said that the officials received information about the fire when the train was near Daurala. Garg added that the fire broke out in the fourth motor coach and was separated from the rest of the train after traffic was stopped in the section.