Ill fated TN express reaches Chennai minus S-11 bogie

The ill-fated New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express has reached Chennai Central station, minus the gutted bogie in which 35 passengers were burnt alive early morning, officials said. The distraught passengers of the train were in a hurry to reach their homes and were reluctant to speak to media persons. A passenger who arrived by the ill-fated train said: “I was in S-10 coach. We were asked by the officials to stay put in our bogie. The officials detached the other bogies from the S-11.” Another passenger told a news channel that the rescue team came fast as the accident happened near the Nellore station. “There should be fire extinguishers in each bogie to prevent such fire accidents in the future,” he said. [caption id=“attachment_396570” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Screengrab from CNN-IBN[/caption] Meanwhile, a special train carrying senior officials, medicines and relatives of the passengers who were in the S-11 bogie left Chennai for Nellore. According to Nellore police officials, 25 passengers injured in the fire have been admitted to various hospitals in the area. Most of the victims of the train fire were from Chennai, according to railway officials. Of the 72 passengers travelling in the S11 coach of the Tamil Nadu Express, 28 were from Chennai and 17 were from Delhi. The coach caught fire early Monday morning, minutes after the train passed through Nellore railway station, which is not a scheduled stop for the train. On Sunday night, seven passengers boarded the coach at Warangal, the first stop of the train in Andhra Pradesh. The other stop was at Vijayawada early Monday. As per the reservation chart, 11 passengers boarded the coach at Bhopal, six at Jhansi, three at Agra and one at Nagpur. The train had left New Delhi 10.30pm Saturday and was scheduled to reach Chennai at 7.15 am on Monday. IANS