Railways urges passengers to stay alert, vigilant while travelling
Amid recent incidents targeting Railways, a crucial high-level security review meeting was held at Rail Bhawan in New Delhi.
At least six people were killed and 20 others seriously injured on Saturday after a fire erupted inside the coach of a passenger train at the Madurai railway station in Tamil Nadu.
Railways sources told IANS that the incident occurred on the Lucknow-Rameswaram Express.
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All the six victims hailed from Uttar Pradesh, the sources said, adding that there were a total of 55 passengers in the affected coach.
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The fire erupted following attempts to cook food, the sources told IANS.
Fire personnel from Madurai arrived on the scene and doused the blaze.
Additional details are awaited.
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