26 killed in train fire in southern India
New Delhi, Safar 25, 1435, Dec 28, 2013, SPA -- At least 26 people including two children, were
killed when a passenger train coach caught fire in southern India
Saturday, railway officials said, according to dpa.
The train had departed from Bangalore late Friday and the fire broke
out in an coach around 3 am, said CS Gupta, a spokesman for the
railway authority.
"Some of the passengers were charred to death while others
suffocated," he said. "We are investigating the cause of the fire, it
looks like it could have been sparked by a short circuit."
There were more than 60 passengers in the coach where the fire broke
out. The train was travelling at a slow speed and several passengers
managed to jump off the train after breaking the glass panes of
toilet windows.
"There was not even a fire extinguisher in the compartment. I did not
know what to do," the Hindu newspaper quoted survivor N Natesh as
saying.
"The curtains were the first to catch fire, burning faster than we
could react to, spreading the fire to the blankets, etc," Natesh
said.
At least 10 passengers were injured and admitted to hospital. The
condition of a 5-year-old girl was critical.
The coach was detached from the train, which then resumed its journey
to Nanded town of Andhra Pradesh state, Gupta said.
At least 40 people were killed when a passenger train caught fire in
the state in July 2012.
India's railways operate more than 9,000 passenger trains that carry
an estimated 20 million people daily.
--SPA
12:29 LOCAL TIME 09:29 GMT
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