Fire Accident in Express Train near Andra Pradesh: 23 people including Children victim
An express train for Bangalore to
Nandek , Maharastra, starts during yesterday night. When this train has been
crossing across Anandapur, AndraPradesh , exactly at the Kothhaserav railway
station which is amidst the Dharmavaram and Pennukonda, suddenly the train got
fire in the A.C compartment.
Unfortunately people were not aware of it, because they were in the middle of
their sleep.
Because of the smoke, the passengers
in the A.C compartment started shouting for help. Train was immediately stopped
and people tried to stop the fire. Information was given to the Fire
extinguisher office and they reached in time to start their process.
Around 70 passengers are travelled in
the A.C compartment. Many of them got escaped via the window. Even though
including 2 children, 25 passengers are fully burnt and died. Around 12
passengers are finding out with major fire burnt and admitted in hospital. Many
of the passengers are missing; hence the dead count may be getting added. The
A.C machine problem is the main cause for this fire accident.
For more details on the fire accident
and details about the passengers please contact: 080- 22354108, 22259271,
22156554.
