Odisha CM Grieves Loss of Lives in Madurai Train Fire
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has grieved loss of lives following a fire mishap in a stationary train compartment at Madurai railway station in Tamil Nadu “Deeply saddened by the loss of precious lives following a fire mishap in a stationary train compartment at Madurai railway station in Tamil Nadu. My condolences to the [...]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has grieved loss of lives following a fire mishap in a stationary train compartment at Madurai railway station in Tamil Nadu
“Deeply saddened by the loss of precious lives following a fire mishap in a stationary train compartment at Madurai railway station in Tamil Nadu. My condolences to the bereaved families in this hour of grief and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured”, the CM said.
Deeply saddened by the loss of precious lives following a fire mishap in a stationary train compartment at Madurai railway station in #TamilNadu. My condolences to the bereaved families in this hour of grief and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) August 26, 2023
At least nine people were killed and 20 others injured after a fire erupted inside the coach of a passenger train at the Madurai railway station in Tamil Nadu.
The incident occurred on the Lucknow-Rameswaram Express in the early hours of Saturday morning. The six victims from Uttar Pradesh were on a pilgrimage tour to Rameswaram, as per reports.
The mishap occurred when the train was stationed at a yard, 1 km out of the Madurai railway station and passengers were about to leave for the Meenakshi temple for darshan.
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