Nine killed in TN fire mishap, authorities say ' illegal cylinder' blast triggered fire
The accident happened at around 5: 15 a.m., when one of the passengers in the coach was making tea using an LPG cylinder, which triggered the fire. A massive blaze erupted in a stationary coach in Madurai on Saturday killed nine passengers. MADURAI: At least nine passengers, including three women, were charred to death in a fire that broke out inside a halted tourist coach (party coach) near Madurai Railway Junction in the early hours of Saturday. The accident happened at around 5: 15 a.m., when one of the passengers in the coach was making tea using an LPG cylinder, which triggered the fire. According to the Railway officials, five men and three women who were believed to be sleeping during the time were charred to death. One more deceased person’s gender is not known. Madurai district collector M S Sangeetha, who rushed to the station to enquire, said nine persons were killed in the fire accident in the train compartment and 20 others with injuries have been admitted to a hos...