Madurai train fire: Southern Railway safety commissioner to probe incident
Nine people were killed and five were injured after a fire broke out in a private coach of the Punalur-Madurai Express that had halted in Madurai on August 26.
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Nine people were killed and five were injured after a fire broke out in a private coach of the Punalur-Madurai Express that had halted in Madurai on August 26.
While five bodies were sent through a direct flight to Lucknow from Chennai, four were dispatched in another flight to the Uttar Pradesh capital city via Bengaluru
Nine bodies of victims of the fire accident in a stationary train compartment in Madurai railway yard have been taken to Lucknow by air, airport officials said here on Sunday. While five bodies were sent through a direct flight to Lucknow from here, four were dispatched in another flight to the Uttar Pradesh capital city via Bengaluru, they said.
The Southern Railway said a gas cylinder
Two of the deceased have been identified as Sapdaman Singh (64) and Mithileshwari (65) from Uttar Pradesh. At least five persons have sustained injuries.