Disaster● LowAug 3 · Aug 3, 2026, 4:30 AM

Two coaches of Samastipur-Saharsa MEMU train catch fire in Bihar, none hurt

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East Central Railway (ECR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Saraswati Chandra said, "As 63344 Samastipur-Saharsa MEMU arrived at Simri Bakhtiyarpur station around 3 a.m., the station master reported a fire in the motor coach of the train."

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