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Train fire: Majority of victims from Chennai
Monday July 30, 2012 01:01:28 PM,
IANS
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burnt alive as Tamil Nadu Express catches fire
The fire broke out between 4.30 a.m. and 4.45 a.m. in the S-11
compartment minutes after the Chennai-bound train left Nellore
railway station in south coastal Andhra Pradesh, about 450 km from
Hyderabad.
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Hyderabad/Chennai: Most of the victims of the train fire at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh
early Monday were from Chennai, according to railway officials.
Out of 72 passengers travelling in the ill-fated S11 coach of New
Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express, 28 were from Chennai, while 17
passengers were from Delhi.
The train caught fire early Monday morning minutes after it passed
through Nellore railway station, which is not a scheduled stop for
the train.
On Sunday night, seven passengers boarded the coach at Warangal,
the first stop of the train in Andhra Pradesh. The other stop was
at Vijayawada early Monday.
As per the reservation chart, 11 passengers boarded the coach at
Bhopal, six at Jhansi, three at Agra and one at Nagpur.
The train No.12622 had left New Delhi 10.30 p.m. Saturday and was
scheduled to reach Chennai at 7.15 a.m. Monday.
The long distance train covers 2,181 km and passes through Haryana,
Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra
Pradesh before entering Tamil Nadu.
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