[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]KHAIRPUR: A fire broke out in a Karachi Express train bogie near Sindh’s Khairpur on Thursday, killing at least seven people, including three children.
Authorities received information of a fire in a business-class coach on the train shortly after midnight as it traveled from Karachi to Lahore.
The train was immediately stopped near Tando Masti Khan station, and an emergency call was made to the fire department. The first firefighting vehicles arrived at the scene around 1:50 a.m., and the fire was brought under control after about 40 minutes of struggle.
The fire claimed the lives of seven passengers while four others remain unaccounted for. One of the passengers, 70-year-old Rabia Bibi, succumbed to her injuries after jumping from the burning coach.
The affected coach was later separated by authorities, and the train resumed its journey around 7:30 a.m.
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DS Sukkur, DCO Sukkur, and other railway officers were on the scene to oversee rescue efforts and report to the ministry.
The ministry ordered an investigation after taking strict notice of the incident.
In this regard, a team under the leadership of the federal government inspector of railways has left for the scene of the incident and the media will also be informed as soon as the investigation is completed.
پریس ریلیز
کراچی ایکسپریس میں آگ لگنے کے واقعہ پر وزارت ریلوے کا نوٹس، تحقیقات کا حکم دے دیا۔ ٹرین کو متاثرہ بوگی علیحدہ کرنے کے بعد روانہ کر دیا گیا ہے۔
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— Ministry of Railways, Government of Pakistan (@RailwaysGovPk) April 27, 2023
In 2019, 74 lives were snuffed out when a blaze ignited by a cooking gas cylinder blast swept through a passenger train that was en route to Rawalpindi from Karachi.
According to officials, the cylinder brought by some passengers on board Tezgam Express who were said to be members of Tableeghi Jamaat exploded as the train passed Liaquatpur city in the southern Punjab district of Rahim Yar Khan.
The fire, fanned by the wind on the cruising train, quickly spread to two other compartments of the train catching most passengers off guard.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
