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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Fire Accident in Nanded-Bangalore Express

The death toll in the fire on board the B 1 air-conditioned coach of the Bengaluru-Nanded express early on Saturday morning rose to 26, including 12 female and male and that of a child, apart from an unidentified body being removed from the charred bogie.

Firefighters and first responders remove charred bodies from the Bangalore-Nanded express which caught fire near Anantapur on Saturday Dec 28,2013



More than 60 passengers are thought to have been on board the train when the fire broke out in an air-conditioned carriage around 03:30 local time (22:00 GMT).

Union Minister of State for Railways Kotla Jayasuryaprakash Reddy visited the accident spot in Kothacheruvu and announced compensation to the victims, serious injuries and minor injuries. He said the Indian Railways would bear the cost of the treatment too. 

Anantapur Range Deputy Inspector-General of Police B. Balakrishna, District Collector D.S. Lokesh Kumar, assisted by the district administration, personally monitored rescue and relief operations.

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