6 dead as train coach catches fire in Madurai

Chennai, Aug 26 : At least six people were killed and 20 others seriously injured on Saturday after a fire erupted inside the coach of a passenger train at the Madurai railway station in Tamil Nadu.

Railways sources told IANS that the incident occurred on the Lucknow-Rameswaram Express.

All the six victims hailed from Uttar Pradesh, the sources said, adding that there were a total of 55 passengers in the affected coach.

The fire erupted following attempts to cook food, the sources told IANS.

మహేష్ బాబు సినిమా తర్వాత రాజమౌళి ఆ తమిళ్ డైరెక్టర్ తో సినిమా చేయబోతున్నాడా..?...

Fire personnel from Madurai arrived on the scene and doused the blaze.

Additional details are awaited.

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