Etawah (Uttar Pradesh), 16th November 2023: A fire broke out in the bathroom of the S-6 coach of the 12554 Vaishali Express traveling from Delhi to Saharsa near Etawah on the Delhi-Howrah railway route, causing chaos. Nineteen passengers have been admitted to the district hospital for burn injuries and smoke-related problems. The incident occurred around 3 am on Thursday.
The fire was reportedly caused by a passenger throwing a burning beedi or cigarette, although no official statement has been released. The fire brigade promptly extinguished the flames.
SSP Sanjay Kumar Verma stated that some passengers experienced difficulty breathing and were subsequently admitted to the hospital. The train was cleared from the spot after an hour, making a stop at Etawah station and resuming its journey at around 6:15.
The list of passengers admitted to the hospital includes passengers from Bihar:
– Munnaram, son of Motilal (resident of Naya Mal, Chainpur, police station Sisod, district-Siwan)
– Deepak, resident (Chainpur, Siwan)
– Mohit Kumar (Chainpur, Siwan)
– Sandeep, son of Dr. Dhoopnath, resident of police station Kachnar, Siwan
– Manoj Kumar Thakur, son of Chandra Kumar Thakur, resident of Ajaykpara, Siwan
– Dushyant Kumar, son of Gajendra, resident of Ajaykpara, Siwan
– Dhanpati, daughter of Achhe Lal, resident of Gopalganj
– Achhe Lal, son of Ratan Lal Mahato, resident of Kitma, Gopalganj
– Vivek, son of Gautam Giri, resident of Badaria, Siwan
– Sachchidanand Prasad (Siwan)
– Govind Kumar, son of Ram Rai, resident Mangwa Simmi Bagiya, police station Bakhtiyarpur, district Saharsa
– Gulshan Kumar, son of Brijendra Das, police station Saur Bazar, Saharsa
– Asharuddin, son of Kamaluddin, resident of Githa, Madhepura
– Sarita Devi, wife of Jagannath Ram, resident of Agaurghat, Samastipur
– Chhotu Kumar, son of Chaudhary Mehtosh, resident Madhubani
– Shweta Kumari, daughter of Bhola Thakur, Beriyapur, Muzaffarpur
Yesterday, another train from Delhi to Darbhanga had also caught fire near Etawah.
