In India, a passenger train caught fire while moving. Video
The fire broke out in four carriages of the Karmabhoomi Express fast train in the Indian state of Punjab, The New Indian Express reported.
The fire broke out in four carriages of the Karmabhoomi Express fast train in the Indian state of Punjab, The New Indian Express reported.
The fire occurred during the train to Amritsar. According to the newspaper, the train was urgently stopped near the railway station Sarai Banjara. Passengers left the train, and some, according to the publication, jumped out of the train on the move.
After receiving the alarm, police officers and fire crews quickly arrived at the scene and began extinguishing the fire. No injuries were reported, Ambal Railway Chief Vinod Kumar Bhatia told The New Indian Express
The cause of the fire, presumably, was a short circuit in the fan of one of the cars, reported The Times of India, citing the head of the police station of the government railway Gurpreet Singh.
In late October in Spain, a Renfe train crashed into the Iryo train. Two Iryo cars derailed and fell off the embankment. As a result, 69 people died, more than 170 were injured.
