Bhubaneswar, Dec. 7 -- A fire incident occurred in Bhubaneswar-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express (12074) at Cuttack station on Thursday morning.

The train was en route to Howrah of West Bengal from Bhubaneswar when the blaze was spotted beneath a coach. Soon the fire services personnel were pressed into service and the flame was brought under control.

No injuries to any passengers were reported from the train.

The railway authorities informed that the fire occurred due to a problem with the brake binding during a halt at platform number 2 of the Cuttack station.

In a Statement, the East Coast railway said, "Due to Brake-binding (brake not released from wheel), 12074 Bhubaneswar-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express was detained at Cuttack Railway Sta...