A horrific accident has occurred near Madurai railway station in Tamil Nadu. The coaches of a train parked near the railway station caught fire. According to the information, 8 people have died due to burns in this fire . More than 20 people were injured in the incident. It is being told that this train was going from Lucknow to Rameshwaram. During this, there was a fire in the tourist coach. According to officials, the fire incident was reported around 5.15 am when the train was halted at Madurai Yard Junction.
Railway officials said that the coach in which the fire broke out was a private coach. This coach was added at Nagercoil Junction on Friday. The passengers were carrying gas cylinders illegally in the coach, he said. The coach caught fire due to a gas cylinder. Apart from this private coach, there was no damage in any other coach, he said. Along with this, the Railways has announced an assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the families of the deceased.
293 passengers died in Balasore train accident
After this accident, people remembered the Balasore train accident. A total of 293 passengers died in this horrific accident, out of which 287 passengers died on the spot while six others died during treatment in the hospital. Most of the coaches of the Coromandel Express derailed near Bahanga Bazar station in Balasore at around 7 pm on June 2 when it collided with a stationary goods train. Some coaches of the Coromandel Express overturned on some previous coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah Express passing through it at the same time.
