A massive fire suddenly broke out in an express train traveling from Bihar toward Amritsar, creating an atmosphere of chaos along the railway tracks. High flames and dense smoke began billowing from the train compartments, triggering panic among the travelers. The incident occurred near the Basantpura railway station, about 15 kilometers away from Rajpura, where the fire assumed a fierce form as soon as the train came to a halt. Fortunately, there have been no official reports of any casualties or injuries in this severe accident so far.
Incident near Basantpura station
According to available details, when the train arrived and stopped at the Basantpura railway station located near a village, flames suddenly started erupting from its compartments. The fire spread with such intensity that its black smoke could be seen from afar, terrifying residents in the surrounding rural areas. Similar incidents of fire in running trains and compartments have been reported on various routes in the past, resulting in coaches getting completely gutted.
Passengers flee into fields to save lives
Seeing the terrifying smoke and fierce flames rising from the train coaches, screams erupted among the passengers. In a rush to save their lives, travelers abandoned their belongings inside the carriages or grabbed whatever they could carry and fled downward into the nearby fields. Railway security forces and local administration teams are monitoring the situation to determine the exact causes of the fire and to restore normal movement.
