Fire breaks out in coach of Rajdhani Express, no casualties

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A presumption    of the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrath Nizamuddin Rajdhani express. Image utilized  for practice   intent  only.

A presumption of the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrath Nizamuddin Rajdhani express. Image utilized for practice intent only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu

A occurrence broke retired successful an AC manager of the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express successful Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam territory aboriginal connected Sunday (May 17, 2026), railway officials said.

No casualties person been reported successful the blaze that broke retired astatine 5:15 a.m. successful the Kota part of the railways.

The occurrence broke retired successful the B-1 manager carrying 68 passengers prompting exigency measures, elder railways commercialized manager Sourbah Jain said.

The affected manager was detached from the rake, and overhead electrical proviso (OHE) was promptly switched disconnected to guarantee safety.

All the passengers were deboarded from the train. None of the passengers sustained injuries, Kota railway PRO Ravindera Lakhara told PTI.

Arrangements person been made to accommodate them successful different coaches for the travel up to Kota, the railways said.

An further manager volition beryllium attached astatine Kota presumption to reconstruct afloat capacity.

The origin of the occurrence is nether investigation, the railways said.

Published - May 17, 2026 09:18 americium IST

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