Bodies of victims of train coach fire taken to Uttar Pradesh
The Hindu
Nine bodies of victims of a fire accident in Madurai railway yard taken to Lucknow by air. Accident caused by illegal use of cooking gas cylinder; probe underway.
Nine bodies of victims of the fire accident in a stationary train compartment in Madurai railway yard have been taken to Lucknow by air, airport officials said in Chennai on August 27.
While five bodies were sent through a direct flight to Lucknow from Chennai, four were dispatched in another flight to the Uttar Pradesh capital city via Bengaluru, they said.
In the direct flight, 14 passengers, who are relatives of the blaze accident victims and four railway police personnel travelled.
Nine persons were killed and eight others were injured in the fire accident on August 26 at the Madurai railway yard.
Illegal storage and use of a cooking gas cylinder allegedly led to the accident and government railway police booked a case and a probe is on. The passengers of the private coach were on a pilgrimage to southern parts of the country and a tour operator had hired a private party coach from the railways.
With increased terminal entry points (eGates) at Mumbai International airport from 24 to 68, which is the highest number of e-gates at kerbside or landside in the country, the expansion will enhance the airport’s processing capacity to an astounding 7,440 passengers per hour at Terminal 2 (T2) and 2,160 at T1