Gas Cylinder Sparks Fatal Fire On Train At Madurai Railway Station: A tragic incident occurred early Saturday morning near the Madurai Railway Station when a fire broke out inside a stationary train compartment, resulting in nine fatalities and over fifty injuries. The victims were Uttar Pradesh-based passengers. The Southern Railway has announced a Rs 10 lakh compensation for the families of the deceased.
The phrase “private party coach” On August 25, the incident involved a train compartment that had been coupled at Nagercoil Junction. The train in issue is the Punalur-Madurai Express, which has the number 16730. This train, which departed Lucknow on August 17 and arrived in Madurai at 3:47 a.m. the next day, is currently in Madurai. The compartment, commonly known as the “party coach,” was detached from the train and placed on the Madurai Stabling line. According to a statement released by the Southern Railway, the fire broke out at 5:15 a.m. in this location.
Gas Cylinder Sparks Fatal Fire On Train At Madurai Railway Station:
According to Southern Railway, the fire was caused by a “illegally smuggled petrol cylinder.” “Today at 5:30 a.m., a fire disaster occurred in a coach that was halted at the Madurai railway station…They were devotees travelling from Uttar Pradesh, Madurai District Collector MS Sangeetha said. “This morning, as they attempted to make coffee and ignite the gas cooker, a cylinder exploded.
So far, 55 individuals have been rescued and nine bodies have been recovered…”Rescue operations are underway,” said the Madurai district collector. According to an official statement issued by B Guganesan, the Chief Public Relations Officer for Southern Railway, a fire broke out at 5:15 a.m. in a privately owned party coach located in the Madurai yard. The fire department responded to the alarm at 5:45 a.m. and effectively extinguished the blaze by 7:15 a.m.
Fortunately, no other coaches in the area sustained any damage. According to the Railways’ press release, the private party coach’s passengers unlawfully smuggled a petrol cylinder, which caused the fire. After observing the fire, numerous passengers exited the motor coach. Some commuters had debarked at the actual platform.” The “party coach” was originally scheduled to return to Chennai the following day on the Kollam-Chennai Egmore Ananthapuri Express, train number 16824. The train was then scheduled to travel from Chennai to Lucknow.
According to Railways regulations, any individual may reserve a party carriage through the IRCTC website. However, it is strictly forbidden to transport combustible items, such as a petrol cylinder, inside the coach. The only purpose designated for the bus is transportation.
The Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), an Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), and a number of other divisional officers have arrived at the site of the incident.
