All aspects of train fire to be probed: Railway Board chief
July 30th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANSChennai, July 30 (IANS) All aspects of the fire aboard Tamil Nadu Express Monday that left 32 dead and injured 27 will be probed in detail, said Railway Board chairman Vinay Mittal.
Speaking to reporters here on his way to Nellore, the site of the accident, he said: “All the aspects of the fire accident in the S-11 coach of Tamil Nadu Express will be probed,” adding it will be “premature” to make any statement about the cause.
A fire broke out in the S11 coach of the train shortly after it passed through Nellore railway station in south coastal Andhra Pradesh, about 450 km from Hyderabad. The train was bound to Chennai from New Delhi.
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