Jabalpur, Aug. 11 -- A fire broke out in an inspection coach parked at the VIP siding of Jabalpur railway station on Tuesday morning, following which railway authorities promptly controlled the blaze and constituted a committee to investigate the incident, officials said.

According to railway officials, smoke was noticed coming out of the coach at around 7:20 am. Railway staff immediately responded and brought the situation under control.

West Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Harshit Srivastava said that the coach has been isolated and a committee has been constituted to investigate the incident.

"An incident of fire was reported in an inspection coach parked at the VIP siding of Jabalpur station this morning. Staff notic...