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The Railway Ministry has ordered a high-level inquiry into the fire incident involving two rear coaches of the Trivandrum-New Delhi Rajdhani Express. At around 5:15 this morning, there was a fire in two rear coaches, which included one guard coach and one AC 3 Tier in the Trivandrum-New Delhi Rajdhani near Nagda of the Kota Division. The incident occurred at around 5:15am in the B-1 coach, which was carrying 68 passengers.

 

 

 The Ministry said the safety system in the coach immediately worked, and the train was automatically stopped. The train crew promptly detached the two affected rear coaches, and no passengers were injured in the incident. An audit of various systems for fire in coaches and drivers has been launched across Indian Railways.

 

 

A fire broke out in an AC coach of the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district on Sunday morning. No one was injured in the incident, officials confirmed.The incident occurred between Alot and Lunirichha stations under the Kota division of the railways.

 

 

Personnel from the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and onboard railway staff, along with other officials, began to evacuate passengers right away, clearing the coach in approximately 15 minutes. As a precaution, nearby coaches were also evacuated.Relief and rescue teams from the Kota Railway Division were sent to the location shortly after the incident was reported.

 

Following the fire, officials said that the affected coach was promptly detached from the rake. Additionally, the overhead electric supply (OHE) was switched off to ensure safety."All passengers reported safe. No casualties reported," Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of the Kota Division said in a statement.

 

Additionally, arrangements were made to accommodate the deboarded passengers in other coaches for the journey up to Kota, according to the railway officials.This comes close on the heels of another incident that occurred on May 15, when a fire broke out in two AC coaches of the Hyderabad-Jaipur Special Express at Nampally Railway Station.