India, May 18 -- The Railway Board has constituted a high-level administrative inquiry committee to investigate the fire that broke out in the Thiruvananthapuram Central-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express on Sunday.

According to officials, the fire erupted at around 5:15 am in the B-1 coach of the train between Vikramgarh Alot and Lunirichha stations under the Kota Railway Division. The incident occurred nearly one-and-a-half hours after the train departed from Ratlam Junction in Madhya Pradesh. The blaze also damaged the luggage brake and generator car attached to the coach.

The West Central Railway Zone confirmed that the inquiry committee has been formed under the direction of the General Manager of the zone. It includes senior offic...