Coach of Hazara Express catches fire

Published June 15, 2026 Updated June 15, 2026 05:59am

RAHIM YAR KHAN: A coach of the Havailian-bound Hazara Express caught fire at the Sadiqabad railway station on Sunday night.

Reports said that 11-Up Hazara Express arrived at the Sadiqabad railway station around two hours late at around 8:40pm. They said that before its arrival, one the last economy class coach caught fire. They said that all passengers safely exited the coach at the station.

Later, the Rescue 1122 firefighters reached the scene and managed to control the blaze. The Hazara Express was still stationed at Sadiqabad till the filing of this report.

However, Rescue 1122 PRO Adnan Shabbir told Dawn that the fire had spread in the whole coach and firefighters managed to controll the fire after a lot of struggle.

Published in Dawn, June 15th, 2026

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