It was a narrow escape for many in the D1 coach of the Alappuzha – Kannur executive express (Train no. 16307) on Sunday as a youth set fire after pouring inflammable liquid, believed to be petrol.
The incident took place by around 9.20 pm, hardly ten minutes after the train left Kozhikode railway station.
Kannur native Latheesh, who was among a batch of alumni of the Kannur engineering college, said that the youth in red dress and wearing the cap came from the next coach.
“He opened caps of two bottles and poured the liquid randomly. It fell of passengers and seats in some rows.
