Fire breaks out in coach of Rajdhani Express in MP's Ratlam; no casualties

Public Lokpal
May 17, 2026

Fire breaks out in coach of Rajdhani Express in MP's Ratlam; no casualties


INDORE (MP): A fire broke out in an AC coach of the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district on Sunday morning, railway officials said.

No casualties have been reported in the blaze that broke out at 5.15 am in the B-1 coach of the train (12431) carrying 68 passengers, prompting emergency measures, senior railways commercial manager Sourbah Jain said.

The incident occurred between Alot and Lunirichha stations under the Kota division of the railways, Ratlam division PRO Mukesh Kumar said.

PTI