Fire erupts in Janseva Express, travelling from Amritsar to Saharsa , near Sonbarsa Kachahri station in Bihar on Tuesday evening. The smoke was seen coming from one of the general compartment coach. The incident occurred at around 7 pm and all passengers were safel evacuated. The coach that catched fire was separated from the train and the fire was brough under control.

Initial investigations suggest the cause of the fire was a cigarette or mobile phone explosion. While some reports suggest the fire was caused due to electric short cicuit . A forensic team is carrying out inspection to uncover the real cause of fire.

T he train later reached Saharsa station safely and no casualties were reported. One passenger suffered minor burn injuries as pe

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