Fire in train coach kills at least 5 in India
HYDERABAD, India — A government official says at least five people have died after a coach of a running train caught fire in southern India.
District Collector B. Sridhar says the train was stopped early Monday after the fire was noticed by an official as it crossed a railroad station.
Sreedharan told The Associated Press that the fire is believed to have been caused by a short circuit in the coach. It has been extinguished and nearly a dozen injured people have been hospitalized.
The fire was reported at Nellore, a town nearly 500 kilometers (310 miles) south of Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh state.
© 2012 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. District Collector B. Sridhar says the train was stopped early Monday after the fire was noticed by an official as it crossed a railroad station.
Sreedharan told The Associated Press that the fire is believed to have been caused by a short circuit in the coach. It has been extinguished and nearly a dozen injured people have been hospitalized.
The fire was reported at Nellore, a town nearly 500 kilometers (310 miles) south of Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh state.
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