Reports indicate that a total of six passengers from Uttar Pradesh have been confirmed dead at this point.
Eight people lost their lives while 20 others were injured after a fire broke out in the Bharat Gaurav tourist train, which was en route from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Rameswaram.
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The train came to a stop around 1 km away from Madurai railway station. Preliminary information indicates that the fire originated due to cooking activities involving a gas cylinder by devotees aboard the train.
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The flames that started in one compartment, quickly spread to adjacent ones. In response, passengers urgently evacuated the train amid chaos caused by the fire’s outbreak.
Reports indicate that a total of six passengers from Uttar Pradesh have been confirmed dead at this point.