Updates: 4 coaches of train going from Udhampur in Punjab to Durg in Chhattisgarh caught fire, stopped in Morena, MP

A fire broke out in a train going from Udhampur in Punjab to Durg in Chhattisgarh on Friday. Soon 4 bogies were surrounded by smoke. The good thing is that all the passengers got out of the train in time. So till now no casualty has been reported. The train has been stopped at Hetampur railway station near Morena. Fire brigade vehicles have reached the spot. The reason for the fire could not be ascertained.

Train No. 20484 Durg - Udhampur Superfast Express does not have stoppage at Hetampur near Morena - Dholpur. Due to lack of signal, the train stopped at the outer. Some passengers noticed smoke coming out of coaches A-1 and A-2. Suddenly the flames started rising.

He immediately dialed the number 100 to inform about it. About 72 passengers were on board in both the bogies. On information about the fire, all the passengers got down from the train and started running. These coaches were separated from the train after the fire was reported. The luggage of the passengers got burnt in the incident.

Northern Central Railway's CPRO Dr. Shivam Sharma said that fire broke out in A1 and A2 of the train as soon as it left Hetampur station. The passengers have been evacuated safely. After this the front part of the train was separated. Rest of the trains are leaving on their own time.