“The viral video showing a burning train is from Prayagraj during the Kumbh Mela, where 300 people died on 14 February 2025.”
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Claim dated 14 Feb 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral video of a burning train actually depicts the Parabat Express train fire in Bangladesh, which occurred on 11 June 2022. The fire broke out in the power service compartment of the Dhaka-Sylhet-bound train in Usmangarh, Kamalganj. This incident has no connection to the Kumbh Mela.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 February 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 February 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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