Agra: Two coaches of Patalkot Express train caught fire in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh Wednesday afternoon, leaving at least nine passengers injured, officials said.
The train was heading to Seoni in Madhya Pradesh from Firozpur Cantonment in Punjab when the fire broke out in the third and fourth coaches from the engine around 3.45 pm, they said.
Agra Railway Division PRO Prashasti Srivastava said the cause of the fire was not immediately known.
“A fire incident in Patalkot Express has been reported between Bhandai and Jajau in NCR (North Central Railway), Agra Division…. Two coaches have been completely burnt. Since two adjacent coaches have also been affected, a total of four coaches have been detached from the train…. The situation is under control,” she said.
