Nagpur, Feb 17 (PTI) – A coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Grant Trunk Express caught fire on Tuesday morning in Maharashtra’s Wardha district, railway officials said.
There were no casualties.
Train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express had departed from Nagpur in the morning. While heading towards Sindi railway station in Wardha, smoke was detected in the last guard coach of the train at 11:09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.
The train was stopped on the Sindi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was immediately detached, and the fire brigade was called.
All passengers in the train and the affected coach were safe, the official said.
The cause of the fire will be determined after a detailed investigation.
The train will resume its journey shortly without the affected coach, he added. PTI