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
In pictures: Bangalore-Nanded Express train catches fire