Visakhapatnam, Dec 29 (IANS) The fire in the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express started from the linen storage, according to the initial investigation by the Railway authorities. A passenger died in the fire in two coaches of the train at Yelamanchili in Anakapalli district in the wee hours of Monday.Initial investigation shows that the fire was not on the electrical panel side of the coach (which is normally the case). It was on the linen storage side, said South Central Railway (SCR).Commissioner of …
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Visakhapatnam, Dec 29 (IANS) Railways have set up helpline numbers to provide assistance and train running information following the fire in the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express at Andhra Pradesh’s Yelamanchili early on Monday.South Central Railway (SCR) set up the following helpline numbers: Yelamanchili – 7815909386, Anakapalli – 7569305669, Tuni – 7815909479, Samalkot – 7382629990, Rajahmundry – 088 – 32420541, 088 – 32420543, Eluru – 7569305268, and Vijayawada – 0866 – 2575167.The…
Visakhapatnam, Dec 29 (IANS) A passenger was killed, and more than 150 had a narrow escape after two AC compartments of the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Junction Super-Fast Express caught fire near Visakhapatnam in the wee hours of Monday, police said.The fire broke out in the train at Yelamanchili in Anakapalli district, about 66 km from Visakhapatnam.Upon noticing the fire in the running train, a passenger pulled the chain to stop it at Yelamanchili Railway Station and alerted the railway staff, who in…
Anakapalli, Dec 29 (IANS) A 70-year-old man was charred to death while several other passengers managed to escape after a fire broke out in two air-conditioned coaches of the Tata Nagar–Ernakulam Express (Train No. 18189) at Duvvada in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district in the early hours of Monday, police said. According to preliminary information, the train, which was travelling from Tatanagar to Ernakulam via Visakhapatnam district, caught fire at around 1.30 a.m. after crossing Duvvada.F…