A fire near railway tracks in Maharashtra’s Palghar district damaged signalling equipment and disrupted train services on the Western Railway’s Mumbai suburban network, officials said on Monday, November 9. Several local and long-distance trains were running late following the incident, while commuters reported delays of at least 15 to 20 minutes during the Monday morning rush hour.

The fire was reported at around 11.20 pm on Sunday and was extinguished within 30 minutes, Western Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Vineet Abhishek said. No injuries were reported.