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RANCHI: The engine of Ranchi-Lohardaga passenger train with 300 people on board caught fire on Thursday. The incident happened at Nagjua railway station around 6am, eyewitnesses said. This is the first passenger train run on an electric-engine on the 70 km Ranchi-Lohardaga route. "The train was about to leave Nagjua when there were sparks in the overhead wire. This caused a short-circuit in the engine's electrical system and triggered the fire," an eyewitness said.The motormen jumped out and rushed to Nagjua railway station for fire extinguishers..