On Saturday morning, 18626 Kosi Express going from Saharsa to Patna Hatia narrowly escaped a major accident. When Simri left Bakhtiyarpur station, it was found that the entire smoke in an AC coach of the train had filled the smoke. As soon as the news of the train caught fire, a passenger stopped the train by pulling the chain.
Big accident averted!
On Saturday morning, the Kosi Express train reached Simri Bakhtiyarpur station with 20 minutes late from its scheduled time. When the train left from Simri Bakhtiyarpur station, a passenger stopped the train by pulling the chain on the home signal. It was learned that the AC coach has caught fire.
Passengers escaped when smoke was filled in AC coach
Passengers noticed that the AC B-1 coach had filled the entire smoke. Passengers ran into another coach. The train stopped for 20 minutes at the home signal. The employees posted in the train somehow managed to control the fire.
The fire caused darkness in the AC coach and AC stopped working.
Passengers shifted to another coach
The passengers of that coach were immediately shifted to another coach. Till the news was written, Kosi Express stayed at Koparia station for a long time.
