2 dead after engine of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express catches fire

Last Updated: Mar 22 2019 | 9:36 PM IST

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Siliguri (WB), Mar 22 (ANI): Two persons died after jumping from the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express after its engine caught fire earlier in the day. The train's engine caught fire near Phansidewa in Darjeeling district of West Bengal. According to locals, as the engine caught fire there was chaos inside the train compartments and out of fear two persons jumped out of the train. As per a local, two of them died because the railway authority arrived late at the spot.

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