A minor fire broke out in a Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) train en route from Pune to Daund on Monday morning, officials said. The blaze was quickly doused, and no one was injured in the incident, they added.
According to an official from the Daund Railway Police Station, the fire broke out in the lavatory of the moving Daund-Pune shuttle train at 8am, causing panic among passengers.
A 55-year-old person from Madhya Pradesh was detained in connection with the incident for allegedly throwing a 'bidi' into a dustbin of the train after smoking. There were papers and other trash in the bin, which caught fire, resulting in smoke billowing from the toilet and causing panic among passengers, the official added.
There were only a few passengers in that coach. The fire was quickly extinguished, and fortunately, no one was injured in the incident, the official concluded.
