<p>Kochi: The Vande Bharat Express from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod faced a technical issue on Wednesday morning when smoke emanated from one of its lavatories and spread to a nearby passenger cabin.</p>.<p>The smoke was a result of the activation of the inbuilt fire extinguisher in the lavatory, a Railway official said.</p>.<p>Whether it was triggered by someone smoking inside the lavatory or due to a technical glitch remains to be ascertained, the official said.</p>.<p>As a result, the train was stopped at Aluva near here for around 20 minutes till the issue was resolved and then resumed its journey at around 9:24 am, he said.</p>.MP man finds dead cockroach in meal served on Vande Bharat train; prompts IRCTC apology.<p>No passenger suffered any health problems due to the smoke, the official said, adding that any delay caused by the stoppage at Aluva would be covered up.</p>.<p>Visuals of the incident on TV channels showed white smoke in one of the passenger cabins of the train and people being moved out from there.</p>
<p>Kochi: The Vande Bharat Express from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod faced a technical issue on Wednesday morning when smoke emanated from one of its lavatories and spread to a nearby passenger cabin.</p>.<p>The smoke was a result of the activation of the inbuilt fire extinguisher in the lavatory, a Railway official said.</p>.<p>Whether it was triggered by someone smoking inside the lavatory or due to a technical glitch remains to be ascertained, the official said.</p>.<p>As a result, the train was stopped at Aluva near here for around 20 minutes till the issue was resolved and then resumed its journey at around 9:24 am, he said.</p>.MP man finds dead cockroach in meal served on Vande Bharat train; prompts IRCTC apology.<p>No passenger suffered any health problems due to the smoke, the official said, adding that any delay caused by the stoppage at Aluva would be covered up.</p>.<p>Visuals of the incident on TV channels showed white smoke in one of the passenger cabins of the train and people being moved out from there.</p>