Minor fire erupts in Sukkur Express

• One bogey was damaged in the fire that erupted near Shikarpur.
• The fire reportedly erupted due to short-circuit.
• Railway authorities said an investigation will be carried and a report will be issued.

(Karachi) Fire erupted on board the Sukkur Express on Friday as it was on its way from Karachi to Jacobabad.

One bogey was damaged in the fire that erupted near Shikarpur. The fire reportedly broke out due to short-circuit. The engine was detached from the carriages after the fire erupted.

The police have confirmed that no one was hurt in the minor fire and that it has now been controlled.

Railway authorities said an investigation will be carried and a report will be issued.

On Thursday, at least 74 lives were snuffed out when a blaze ignited by a cooking gas cylinder blast swept through a passenger train which was en route to Rawalpindi from Karachi.

The cylinder brought by some passengers said to be members of Tableeghi Jamaat on-board Tezgam Express exploded when the train was chugging past Liaquatpur city in the southern Punjab district of Rahim Yar Khan, according to officials.