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“Passengers pushed a train to start it and got it running on the tracks at Kiul Junction in Bihar”
Social media posts Claim dated 8 Jun 2024.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

This viral video shows passengers pushing the train to separate the coaches from the burning ones during a fire accident at Kiul Junction in Bihar. A fire broke out in the Patna-Jasidih MEMU train at Kiul railway station on 06 June 2024. At least three coaches of the train caught fire. The other coaches were separated from the burning ones and pushed to safety by passengers, railway officials, and locals. According to railway officials, no injuries have been reported in this incident, and a p...

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 8 June 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 June 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

Where the claim appeared

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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.