Fire Scare on Daund-Pune Train: Quick-Thinking Passengers Evade Tragedy

A minor fire broke out in the lavatory of the Daund-Pune train, causing panic. The fire, started by a bidi thrown into a dustbin, was quickly extinguished. No one was injured, and a 55-year-old was detained for allegedly causing the incident. The train was near Yevat, Pune district.

A minor fire erupted in the lavatory of the moving Daund-Pune shuttle train early Monday morning, igniting panic among its passengers, according to local police reports.

Authorities swiftly extinguished the fire, ensuring no injuries occurred in the incident near Yevat in the Pune district at approximately 8 a.m., a Daund railway police official confirmed.

A 55-year-old individual has been detained in relation to the incident, with preliminary investigations suggesting the fire began when a passenger discarded a burning bidi into a trash bin aboard the Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) train, railway sources indicated.

(With inputs from agencies.)