10 people were killed and 20 were injured in a train fire in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

10 people were killed and 20 were injured in a train fire in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

In the early hours of Saturday, a fire broke out in a tourist train that was parked on Bodi Lane close to the Madurai railway station, leaving ten people dead and more than 20 injured, according to news agency PTI.

According to the report, bodies have been transported to the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, and rescue efforts are under way.

According to authorities, the fire started when a passenger lit a gas burner to prepare coffee.

Today about 5:30 am, a coach that was stopped at the Madurai railway station caught fire. Pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh were traveling in it. The gas cylinder exploded when they turned on the gas stove to make coffee.

We have so far recovered nine bodies,” Madurai District Collector MS Sangeetha was quoted as saying by PTI.