Overview
- Flames were spotted around 4:30 a.m. on platform two at Katwa railway station in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal.
- Fire tenders doused the blaze in about 30 minutes after railway staff detached the burning coach to halt the spread.
- Passengers on the platform alerted the Government Railway Police before responders arrived.
- The affected train had been parked overnight and was scheduled to depart at 6:05 a.m. for Azimganj.
- Local services saw brief delays and diversions but operations in the Burdwan section have since returned to normal.