Fire breaks out in train coach in Punjab, passengers escape unhurt

The Hindu · PTI · 2026-11-06 10:58 UTC

Fire erupts in multiple train coaches near Patiala; passengers escape unharmed as responders contain the blaze.

A fire broke out in a train coach near Sarai Banjara railway station in Patiala on the Rajpura-Sirhind railway section on Friday (November 6, 2026), but passengers escaped unhurt, officials said.

According to officials, the incident occurred in a general coach of a train headed from Amritsar to New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal.

When the train reached near Sarai Banjara railway station near Rajpura, a fire suddenly erupted in one of the coaches, which soon spread to two more coaches, a Government Railway Police official said.

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