Watch: Passengers push burning train after it catches fire near Meerut

Passengers had to push the train to get separate compartments on fire from the engine and other compartments, a spark is being speculated as to the cause of the incident.

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A fire broke out in the engine and two compartments of a train going from Saharanpur to Delhi. The passengers showed an act of bravery and pushed the train in an effort to separate the rest of the compartments and the engine from the two compartments in which the fire broke out. The effort of the passengers managed to stop the fire from spreading, saving the rest of the train.

The incident took place at Daurala railway station near Meerut. The reason for the fire is still not determined. No injuries or casualties have been reported in the incident.

The Divisional Railway Manager, Dimpy Garg, informed that the preliminary investigation suggests the fire in the Saharanpur-Delhi passenger train started with a spark in the fourth coach of the train; however, the exact reason is yet to be known.

The Divisional Railway Manager, Dimpy Garg, informed that the preliminary investigation suggests the fire in the Saharanpur-Delhi passenger train started with a spark in the fourth coach of the train; however, the exact reason is yet to be known.

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Fire broke out in engine & two compartments of a Saharanpur-Delhi train, at Daurala railway station near Meerut.

Passengers push the train in a bid to separate the rest of the compartments from the engine and two compartments on which the fire broke out. pic.twitter.com/Vp2sCcLFsd

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"The train departed from Saharanpur, and near Daurala (Meerut), we received information of sparks in the train. For it looks like that the fire broke out in 4th motor coach...a high-level committee has been formed to ascertain the exact reasons," said Garg. 

The train numbered 04460 was going from Saharanpur to Delhi."Blazing coach was separated from rest of the train, and traffic was stopped in the section," he added."Cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

No injuries or casualties have been reported," said YK Jha, Traffic Inspector, Indian RailwaysMeanwhile, passengers who were on board the train were sent to their destination in the next mail train.

With inputs from ANI