Ten fire engines were dispatched to the scene,[1] and Pakistani Army troops assisted in the rescue operation. The most severely injured were taken to hospitals in Bahawalpur and Multan.[2][5] Those with less severe wounds were treated at hospitals in Liaquatpur and Rahim Yar Khan.[2] Another train was dispatched to rescue stranded passengers and take them to Rawalpindi.[6] Several survivors dismissed the idea that stoves were the cause, claiming that the fire was caused by an electrical fault in the train.[4]