RPF sources said here that the train was being taken to the yard after all the passengers alighted from the train which had reached the station at 6:15 AM. The RPF head constable Vinod Yadav suddenly noticed the fire from the S 8 sleeper coach and he started dousing the flames with the fire fighting appliances.
After getting the information Inspector General RPF Amrish Kumar Sinha, senior officer of GRP and Railways, and the team of FSL as well as medical teams reached the spot.
Sinha expressed his deep sorrow over the incident and described it as the highest level of sacrifice. He said the incident would be investigated so that it would not happen in the future. The reason behind the incident could be asserted only after getting the reports of the FSL and the fire brigade teams.