Passengers escape unhurt as fire hits train coaches near Sarai Banjara station in Punjab

A fire broke out in a train coach near Sarai Banjara railway station on the Rajpura-Sirhind rail section in Patiala, Punjab, on Friday, but passengers got out safely, officials said.

According to officials, the incident took place in a general coach of a train travelling from Amritsar to New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal.

A Government Railway Police officer said that as the train neared Sarai Banjara station, close to Rajpura, a fire suddenly flared up in one coach and soon spread to two more coaches.

The train was stopped immediately and panicked passengers ran out of the burning coach. A fourth coach also suffered minor damage.

The officer said, "Nobody was injured in this incident. The passengers were later seated in another train."