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It’s 1.30 pm and suddenly there’s a fire in the train…! Two coaches of Tatanagar Ernakulam Express burnt down, one dead

By Samira Vishwas
  • Two coaches of Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express caught fire
  • One person dies in AC coach
  • A fire incident occurred at 12:45 p.m

Tatanagar Ernakulam Express Fire News Marathi: A big one in Andhra Pradesh train accident came in front In which information is being received that one person has died in a runaway. Two coaches of the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express caught fire near Yelamanchili in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district. in which one has died. According to senior police officials on the incident, two forensic teams are investigating to find out the cause of the fire.

In this regard, officials said that the fire was reported at 12:45 pm. He told reporters that one affected coach had 82 passengers and the other had 76 passengers. “Unfortunately, one person has been found dead in Coach B-1 and the deceased has been identified as Chandrasekhar Sundaram.

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Both the coaches of the express were burnt and both these coaches were separated from the train. Then the train left for Ernakulam. Arrangements were made to evacuate the passengers of the burnt coach safely and send them to their destination. A railway official said the fire was first noticed by the loco pilots at Yelamanchili. The train was stopped immediately. However, before the fire brigade could reach, the flames spread rapidly from the coaches and engulfed two AC coaches, B1 and M2.

The fog added to the disaster

As the fire spread, smoke billowed from the coaches, causing panic among passengers rushing to the platform. Many passengers could not understand what had happened. Eyewitnesses say the thick fog made it difficult to see, adding to the confusion and fear. The person who died in the accident was 70 years old.

What was the reason?

Railway According to officials, the train reached Ankapalli four hours later than the scheduled time. Reports quoted railway sources as saying that sparks and flames were seen at Narasimhballi after the train departed from Anakapalli. It is believed that the brakes of the B1 AC coach overheated and started the fire. The teams from Anakapalli, Ilamanchili and Nakkapalli who reached the spot had to fight for hours to douse the fire. Despite their best efforts, two coaches were completely gutted and the passengers’ belongings were burnt.

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