Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express Train's engine catches fire, two passengers killed

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Press Trust of India Guwahati/Jalpaiguri
Last Updated : Mar 22 2019 | 8:50 PM IST

Two passengers of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express died on Friday after they jumped out of the moving train between the Chaterhat and Nijbari section in West Bengal when they saw smoke emanating from the locomotive's engine, said Railway sources.

The guard of a passing goods train saw smoke and flame coming out of the rear engine of the express train in the afternoon and reported it to its driver, sources said.

As panic spread among the passengers, two of them jumped out and died of injuries, officials said.

Fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and extinguished the flames, sources said, adding another engine was attached to the train, which then proceeded to

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First Published: Mar 22 2019 | 8:50 PM IST

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