A fire broke out on a moving train near Rohtak in Haryana on Monday (October 28) evening after an explosion involving firecrackers being carried by a passenger, officials reported. Several passengers suffered minor injuries in the incident.
The train was en route to Delhi from Jind, passing through Sampla and Bahadurgarh. The fire ignited in one section of the train, quickly filling the area with smoke, according to a Government Railway Police (GRP) official.
Preliminary investigations suggest that a short circuit in an electrical appliance may have triggered the explosion of the firecrackers.
“According to preliminary information, it is suspected that there was a short-circuit in an electrical appliance on the train and as a result, some firecrackers that were being carried by a passenger burst,” the official said on phone from Bahadurgarh.
Two to three passengers were treated for minor injuries. Forensic experts have been called to the scene, and an investigation is currently underway.