Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express arrives seven hours late

New Delhi, Apr 18 (ANI): The Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express, which caught fire earlier this morning near Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, has arrived in New Delhi around seven hours late.

Three coaches of the 12951 Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express caught fire in the wee hours on Monday near Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh. Two coaches were affected, but all passengers are safe.

Railway authorities said the accident happened at 2:20 a.m .near the Thuriya station between Aalot and Vikramgarh near Ratlam.

Though none was injured in the incident Railways has declared ex-gratia of Rs 5,000 for the passengers of coaches B6 and B7, which were affected by the blaze.

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

A three-member Railways team consisting of senior railway officials was dispatched to the spot soon after the incident.

Railways has also set up helplines at Kota, Ratlam and Mumbai to disseminate information about the incident. (ANI)