![Fire and smoke billows out after a massive fire broke out in coaches of the Darbhanga Express near Saraibhupati railway station, in Etawah, on November 15, 2023. Fire and smoke billows out after a massive fire broke out in coaches of the Darbhanga Express near Saraibhupati railway station, in Etawah, on November 15, 2023.](https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png)
Hearth and smoke billows out after an enormous fireplace broke out in coaches of the Darbhanga Specific close to Saraibhupati railway station, in Etawah, on November 15, 2023.
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A hearth broke out within the New Delhi-Darbhanga Particular Specific practice close to Etawah in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday night, damaging three coaches and injuring eight passengers, based on officers.
The reason for the hearth was not recognized instantly. Plumes of black smoke had been seen billowing out from the coaches.
“While one coach was gutted in the fire, two adjacent ones were partially damaged and a fourth coach was filled with smoke. All the four coaches were detached from the train,” a police official current on the spot mentioned.
“Many passengers lost their belongings in the incident,” he mentioned.
Hours after the incident, the coach of one other passenger practice caught fireplace. The fireplace was reported round 2:40 am on Thursday when the Delhi-Saharasa Vaishali Specific was passing by means of an space below the Mates Colony police station. Some had been taken to the hosptial.
Uttar Pradesh Aid Commissioner Naveen Kumar mentioned eight folks, 4 of them from Bihar, had been injured within the first fireplace and admitted to the Etawah district hospital.
“The nature of injuries and other details of these passengers are being ascertained,” he mentioned.
Etawah Superintendent of Police (SP) Sanjai Kumar had earlier mentioned that 4 folks suffered minor accidents within the incident however based on preliminary data, they weren’t burn accidents.
He advised PTI that fireside tenders had been rushed to the spot after details about the incident was obtained.
Himanshu Upadhyay, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of North Central Railways, mentioned the guard on the Sarai Bhopat junction close to Etawah observed smoke popping out from the New Delhi-Darbhanga Particular Specific’ coach quantity S1.
“The train was immediately stopped and all the passengers were evacuated,” he mentioned.
“Alert railway officials averted a big tragedy today,” he added.
The Railways made preparations to accommodate the affected passengers within the remaining coaches of the practice.
As soon as the practice reaches Kanpur, further coaches might be added to it to make sure a cushty journey for the passengers, Upadhyay mentioned.
One other senior railway official mentioned the practice left for Kanpur from Etawah at 8:18 pm.