Passengers push compartments away from engine that caught fire near in UP in viral video. Internet reacts
India Today
A video of passengers working together to push the compartments from the engine that caught fire in UP has gone viral.
A fire broke out on a train going to Delhi from Saharanpur on Saturday and the passengers had a narrow escape from grave danger. Two of the coaches near Daurala station caught fire and the passengers rushed to separate the compartments from the affected engine and bogies.
A video of the incredible feat has now gone viral on social media platforms as netizens couldn’t stop lauding the power of unity in the situation.
According to reports, the fire started in the train that left Saharanpur at 5.30 am, on its way to Delhi. About 90 km before reaching Delhi, at Daurala, smoke was seen rising from a compartment. By the time the train reached the Daurala station at 7.10 am, two coaches were in flames, Meerut City Railway Station Superintendent R P Sharma told PTI.
“The passengers travelling inside these coaches were safely evacuated,” he added.
Take a look at the clip:
#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
The video has been viewed over 230k times and received several comments. Netizens appreciated the passengers for keeping calm and working together to separate the coaches.
