Fire Erupts In Awadh Assam Express, Zero Casualties Reported

GUWAHATI: A shocking incident occurred on Wednesday, where a sudden fire erupted in the AC bogie of Avadh Assam Express. The episode took place near Ramdayalu Railway Gumti in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, on Wednesday evening.

As per the reports, the smoke began to rise from the B-2 bogie of Avadh Assam Express. The train was approaching towards Lagarh from Dibrugarh, when the incident occurred. The train started to move from Muzaffarpur railway station, however, after a covering a tiny distance, passengers inside the bogie received burning smell and saw smoke nearby.

As a result, individuals inside the train started to panic and rushed towards a safer spot. The train stopped immediately at Ramdayalu station. Passengers started jumping off the train to save themselves from the burning flames.

Fortunately, the fire was calmed in a short span of time and the scenario was converted to normal again. As per sources, the exact cause of incident is yet to be ascertained, however it has been suspected that the fire was triggered by some sort of short circuit. Police informed that no individual were harmed or injured during the episode.

A video has also been posted in social platforms, where people are seen getting off the train with their bags. In the video, passengers along with bystanders were seen standing in crowds to witness the smoke from the train. A similar episode took place last week, where Satyagraha Express train was separated from engine near Majhaulia station in Bihar.

Five bogies of the train got detached, but fortunately no casualties were reported from the incident. Every individual inside the train managed to escape the horrific situation. As per the reports, the incident took place at Muzaffarpur Narkatiaganj railway station. The episode created a havoc among passengers.

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