India, June 17 -- Police said a minor fire broke out in one of the coaches of the Daund-Pune diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) train on Monday at Yevat railway station, causing panic among passengers. No injuries were reported.

According to officials from the Pune railway division, the train had halted at Yevat station around 7:52 am when an elderly man entered a coach, lit a 'bidi,' and discarded it into a garbage bin near the toilets. The bin caught fire, leading to smoke filling the coach.

As the train was stationed at the platform, Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and station staff quickly responded and extinguished the fire using onboard fire extinguishers.

Officials said there were only a few passengers in that coach....