Uttar Pradesh: A fire broke out in the engine and two coaches of a Saharanpur to Delhi train at Daurala railway station near Meerut on Saturday. According to railway officials, the fire was caused by a short circuit but no casualties have been reported.
the train had arrived Daurala station 7.10 am. After the fire broke out in the coaches, the passengers started coming out of the other compartment. However, the fire had spread completely in the coach. After this, fire tenders reached the spot and doused the fire.
Service in Delhi-Meerut has been affected due to the fire in the train. In the morning, many important trains Via Meerut, go to Dehradun and Delhi. Like the Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express which stopped at the city station of Meerut. Simultaneously, the Shalimar Express train was stopped near Scooty station. At the same time, Nauchandi Express going from Prayagraj to Meerut and Saharanpur has also been stopped at the city station. Apart from this, many other trains have also been stopped at Muzaffarnagar Khatauli station.
The Shatabdi Express running between Delhi and Dehradun had to stand at the city station for an hour and 43 minutes. After this Shatabdi Express has now been diverted towards Dehradun. The operation of trains from Meerut to Muzaffarnagar started at 10:30 am. However, the operation of trains coming from Muzaffarnagar to Meerut has not started yet.
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