Goa, May 17 -- A major fire broke out in the B-1 coach of the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district early Sunday morning, prompting an emergency evacuation of all passengers onboard the affected compartment. Railway officials confirmed that no casualties or injuries were reported.

According to officials, the incident occurred around 5.15 am between Vikramgarh Alot and Lunirichha stations under the Kota railway division. The train, numbered 12431, was travelling from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi and had departed Ratlam Junction around 3.45 am.

Railway authorities said the train guard first noticed flames emerging from the B-1 coach and immediately alerted the loco pilot. The train was ha...