Madhya Pradesh: Khajuraho-Udaipur train engine catches fire near Gwalior

A fire broke out in the engine of Udaipur city-Khajuraho train. The train then stopped at Sitholi railway station in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior. Earlier in the day, fire had erupted in two air-conditioned coaches of stationary Udyan Express at the Bengaluru City Railway Station, PTI reported. There were no casualties as there were no passengers in the bogies. According to Railway officials, the train had arrived from Mumbai at 5.45 am and was stationed at platform three of the Bengaluru City Railway Station."At 07.10 am smoke in B1 and B2 coaches was noticed. Immediately a message was given to the fire brigade. Fire brigade arrived by 7.35 am and extinguished the fire," the Chief Public Relation Officer of South Western Railway Anish Hegde said in a statement.

Earlier in the day,  fire broke out in Mumbai-Bengaluru Udyan Express two hours after it arrived at its destination station, railway officials said. The fire broke out at around 7am when Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - KSR Bengaluru Udyan Daily Express (Train No.11301) was at Sangolli Rayanna railway station in Karnataka's Bengaluru. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot after station authorities noticed the smoke emanating from the AC coach. No injuries have been reported so far.They claimed that the incident took place two hours after passengers deboarded about two hours before the incident. The exact cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained.