Passenger Train Catches Fire In Bihar, Short Circuit Likely Cause

A passenger train bound for Patna caught fire at Bihar's Sasaram railway station. Visuals showed thick smoke emerging from a train coach as personnel battled to control the blaze. Initial inquiry suggests that the fire was caused by a suspected short circuit. The Sasaram-Patna fast passenger train's coach caught fire while it was at the Sasaram railway station's platform six shortly before it was scheduled to depart. The blaze caused panic among the passengers on the platform, though no casualties were reported.