Madhubani, May 28 -- A fire broke out in a general coach of the Jaynagar-Udhna Antyodaya Express at Bihar's Madhubani railway station early Thursday, gutting a coach and triggering panic at the station, railway department officials said, adding that no casualties were reported as the weekly train was empty and stationed on platform number 3 for maintenance work when the blaze erupted.

The train was reportedly scheduled to depart from Jaynagar at 11.50 pm on Thursday and reach Udhna at 9.35 am on Saturday.

Officials suspect that a short circuit triggered the fire in one of the general coaches. Thick black smoke and towering flames were suddenly seen rising from the compartment, prompting station staff and local residents to alert the sta...