India, Nov. 10 -- Diwali firecrackers also disrupted suburban train operations, delaying trains by 20-30 minutes on Western Railway on Monday morning. Firecrackers bursting caused a fire along railway tracks between Nallasopara and Virar late Sunday night, damaging signalling equipment and disrupting train operations on the Virar-Churchgate rail corridor.

The fire was reported at 11:20 pm after unidentified people allegedly burst crackers along the rail lines. "We found burnt firecrackers at the site. The dry grass burst into flames; the fire was extinguished by 11:50 pm," said a WR official.

Railway staff rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire in 30 minutes, but signalling cables close to the tracks were already damaged by then....