Eight people sustained injuries, along with three coaches being damaged, as fire broke out on the New Delhi-Darbhanga Special Express train near Etawah in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday evening, officials said.
The incident took place around 5.30 pm as the train crossed Sarai Bhupat station in Etawah district, with plumes of black smoke billowing out from the coaches. The exact cause of the fire was not known immediately.
A police official at the scene stated, “While one coach was gutted in the fire, two adjacent ones were partially damaged and a fourth coach was filled with smoke. All four coaches were detached from the train.” Many passengers lost their belongings in the incident, he added.
