SUBCONEARLY-SEP24-3021-INDIA-TRAIN FIRE
3021-INDIA-TRAIN FIRE PRAKASHAM, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
SOURCE: ANI
HEADLINE: Two coaches of a passenger train gutted in India's southern Andhra Pradesh.
Passengers of the Padmavati Express had narrow escape as two coaches of the
train were gutted in Prakasham district in India's southern Andhra Pradesh
during the early morning hours.
SHOWS:
PRAKASHAM (SEPTEMBER 24, 2008) (ANI- ACCESS ALL)
1.A COACH OF THE TRAIN BURNING
2.FIRE BEING DOUSED
3.TRAIN BURNING
4.TRAIN
5.SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE BURNT TRAIN
6.A BOARD READING 'PADMAVATI EXPRESS'
7.(SOUNDBITE) (Telugu) VEVDENCHANTRA, SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PRAKASHAM,
SAYING:"Around 3:10-3:15 am smoke broke out in a coach, the 3rd compartment
from the rear caught fire. We are not sure but may be the fire was caused due
to some problem in the AC. The passengers pulled the chain and stopped the
train, there were no causalities."
8.(SOUNDBITE) (Telugu) K. DEVANAND, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SAYING:
"We don't know why this happened, but people were made to get out of
the train with their luggage in time and some even got down leaving their
luggage behind."
9.TRAIN BURNING
10.PASSENGERS STANDING NEXT TO THE TRAIN
11.WOMEN SITTING NEXT TO A CONTROL ROOM
STORY: Passengers of the Padmavati Express had narrow escape as two coaches of the train were gutted in Prakasham district in India's southern Andhra Pradesh during the early morning hours of Wednesday (September 24).
The train was heading towards popular pilgrim town Tirupati.
Though there are no reports of any causality, officials said that a few passengers suffered from breathlessness due to the smoke. One woman is reported to have suffered minor injuries.
According to reports, the stationmaster noticed smoke in one of the coaches which spread to another compartment. He then alerted the driver. The coaches were immediately detached.
"Around 3:10-3:15 am smoke broke out in a coach, the 3rd compartment from the rear caught fire. We are not sure but may be the fire was caused due to some problem in the AC. The passengers pulled the chain and stopped the train, there were no causalities," said Vevdenchantra, Superintendent of Police, Prakasham, Andhra Pradesh.
Railway authorities said the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained but added that due to the alertness of the passengers, all got out of the coaches safely.
"We don't know why this happened, but people were made to get out of the train with their luggage in time and some even got down leaving their luggage behind," said K. Devanand, district collector.
Investigations are being carried out into the incident. This is the second train fire in two months in Andhra Pradesh.
On August 2, 32 passengers were charred to death in sleep when the Secunderabad-Kakinada Gouthami Express train caught fire.
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