FIRE ON ANDHRA PRADESH EXPRESS IN MADHYA PRADESH

According to reports, two coaches of the Andhra Pradesh AC Super Fast Express train traveling from New Delhi to Visakhapatnam caught fire when the train was near Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh.

Fire tenders reached the spot and doused the flames, according to railway officials. There is no report on casualties. On a video shot by a witness at the site shows black smoke billowing out of the doors of the air-conditioned coaches.

Railway officials reportedly said that the coaches B6 and B7 caught fire. The fire broke out near Birlanagar station in B6 coach at 11:50 am and it spread to the adjoining B7 coach, Railway Ministry spokesperson Ved Prakash reportedly told.