
4 individuals have been injured in an explosion in a basic coach of the Howrah Mail close to Sirhind railway station in Punjab’s Fatehgarh district, Authorities Railway Police (GRP) officers mentioned on Sunday.
The explosion occurred in a plastic bucket containing firecrackers round 10.30 pm on Saturday night time when the prepare was headed to Howrah from Amritsar, they mentioned.
4 passengers, together with a lady, have been injured within the incident. They have been taken to Fatehgarh Sahib Civil Hospital, mentioned GRP Deputy Superintendent of Police Jagmohan Singh.
Preliminary investigation means that the explosion occurred in a plastic bucket, which contained some firecrackers, within the basic compartment of the prepare, he mentioned.
Samples will likely be despatched to the Forensic Science Laboratory. Additional investigation into the incident is underway, Singh mentioned.