In pictures: Bangalore-Nanded Express train catches fire
A major fire ripped through an AC coach of the Bangalore-Nanded Express train, roasting alive 26 people, including two children, in sleep and injuring 13 others in the wee hours on Monday in the Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh. <b>Warning: The</b>- Police officers stand by the bodies of passengers killed in the train accident. -AP
- Hospital staff and volunteers load the charred body of a passenger into an ambulance. Some of the victims' bodies have been charred beyond recognition according to officials who say DNA testing may be necessary to identify those dead. -AP
- A policeman inspects the damage inside the charred coach that carried 65 passengers. -AP
- Two children are among those who have been killed in the fire that was reportedly caused by short circuit. -AP
- The train driver and other railway staff, after learning about the fire, immediately got the burning coach detached from the train and managed to contain the fire. -AP
- The Railway Minister announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased, Rs 1 lakh in case of grievous injuries and Rs 50,000 for simple injuries.
- Forensic teams from Hyderabad are on their way to the spot to collect samples for analysis. The train had left Bangalore at 10:45 PM last night with a composition of 16 coaches, South Western Railway said, adding that the affected coach was carrying
- Exact cause of the fire is not immediately known but Railway Board Chairman Arunendra Kumar said prima facie there could be two reasons - one is short circuit and the other presence of inflammable material.
- This disturbing photo shows the burned bodies. After noticing the fire, the driver stopped the train near Kothacheruvu railway station and the ill-fated coach was detached, preventing the fire from spreading to other bogies. So far 26 persons died
- Photo shows the burned bodies of the passengers in the Bangalore-Nanded Express train AC coach that caught fire. The fire broke out in the AC 3-tire coach B-1, fourth from the engine, near Sri Satya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam railway station, about 170
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A major fire ripped through an AC coach of the Bangalore-Nanded Express train, roasting alive 26 people, including two children, in sleep and injuring 13 others in the wee hours on Monday in the Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh. <b>Warning: The</b>
In pictures: Bangalore-Nanded Express train catches fire
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