KARACHI: A fire broke out in one of the coaches of the Sialkot-bound Allama Iqbal Express soon after it departed from the Karachi Cantonment railway station on Thursday evening.

According to a Railways spokesperson, the fire broke out after sparks caused by an electrical fault while the train was moving between the Landhi and Bin Qasim stations.

“The train left the Cantt station at 7:10pm and the fire broke out in one of its coaches as it left the Landhi station,” the spokesperson informed Dawn.

“It was thanks to quick thinking and swift action by the train driver, who stopped the train just in time at the Bin Qasim station so that the fire could be brought under control,” the spokesperson added.

He said that the affected coach was then detached from the train, which was inspected and cleared for onward journey. “All passengers of the affected coach were adjusted in other coaches of the train,” he added. He said no one was injured in the incident.

Published in Dawn, May 5th, 2023