{"id":179,"date":"2013-12-28T04:51:46","date_gmt":"2013-12-28T04:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/mapinnews\/?p=179"},"modified":"2013-12-28T05:33:01","modified_gmt":"2013-12-28T05:33:01","slug":"fire-bangalore-nanded-express","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/mapinnews\/fire-bangalore-nanded-express\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire in Bangalore-Nanded Express Kills 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"LEFT\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-185\" alt=\"Fire in Bangalore Nanded Express\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/mapinnews\/Fire-in-Bangalore-Nanded-Express.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/mapinnews\/Fire-in-Bangalore-Nanded-Express.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/mapinnews\/Fire-in-Bangalore-Nanded-Express-274x300.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a tragic development near the <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Kothacheruvu railway station in Andhra Pradesh, the Bangalore-Nanded Express (Train No. 16594) caught fire which claimed 23 lives. Among the casualties are two school children. The incident happened in the Anantapur district early this morning. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The fire first started in the B1 coach of the train and was noticed by the driver who halted near the Kothacheruvu railway station. The train was to reach Anantapur by 4:30 a.m. As estimated by the railway authorities, the fire is likely to have started around 3:20 a.m.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The rescue authorities said, \u201cThe fire is being doused. The bodies will be brought out once the smoke subsides a little. We are expecting at least 23 casualties, although the exact figure can be given only after the rescue operation is over.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The actual toll could be higher as several people are critically injured and have been rushed to nearby hospitals. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Helpline numbers<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Helpline numbers for the train are as follows:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #3b3a39;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Bangalore:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3b3a39;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> 080 22354108, 080 22259271, 080 22156551 and 080 22156554.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #3b3a39;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>SSP Nilayam station: <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3b3a39;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">085 552 80125 and 097 31666863<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a tragic development near the Kothacheruvu railway station in Andhra Pradesh, the Bangalore-Nanded Express (Train No. 16594) caught fire which claimed 23 lives. Among the casualties are two school children. The incident happened in the Anantapur district early this morning. The fire first started in the B1 coach of the train and was noticed by the driver who halted near the Kothacheruvu railway station. The train was to reach Anantapur by 4:30 a.m. As estimated by the railway authorities, the fire is likely to have started around 3:20 a.m. The rescue authorities said, \u201cThe fire is being doused. 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