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Discarded Bidi Triggers Minor Fire on Daund-Pune Shuttle Train

No injuries were reported thanks to a rapid firefighting response from railway staff.

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Overview

  • At about 8 am on June 16, a blaze ignited in the lavatory of the Daund-Pune DEMU near Yavat after a passenger threw a lighted bidi into a dustbin.
  • Smoke billowed through the coach and prompted panic among the few passengers onboard, though nobody was hurt.
  • Railway Protection Force personnel and train staff extinguished the fire within minutes, and the shuttle resumed its journey after a 20-minute delay.
  • A 55-year-old passenger from Madhya Pradesh was detained on suspicion of negligence and handed over to the Government Railway Police.
  • The detainee has been sent for medical evaluation as part of an ongoing probe into passenger safety procedures.