Chandigarh, Oct 18: A fire broke out in one of the AC coaches of the Amritsar-Saharsa Express (train 12204) at the Sirhind station in Punjab. However, no injury was reported in the incident.

Soon after detecting the smoke at around 7.30 AM, the railway employees alerted the emergency service and evacuated all passengers from the burning coach.

Emergency teams rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire. Later, the train resumed its journey after safety checks towards Saharsa in Bihar.

"As soon as the incident was noticed, Railway authorities swung into action and shifted the passengers immediately to the other coaches and the fire was also extinguished quickly. The train will depart for its destination shortly. No casualties. Time of incident 7.30 a.m.," the Railways said in a statement.

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Train number 12204 Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express covers a distance of 1,716 km in over 31 hours. The train operates three days from Amritsar -- Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.