A coach of the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Gorakhpur Express caught fire near its wheels due to brake binding in Maharashtra's Thane district neighbouring Mumbai on Monday morning, railway officials said.
The blaze was doused
immediately, an official said, adding that all passengers were safe. The Gorakhpur-bound train was detained near Thakurli station (in Thane district) due to the brake binding of the S-8 coach at around 6.30 am, a Central Railway (CR) spokesperson said.