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Inflammable material caused fire in Goutami Express; official
New Delhi, Aug 26 (UNI) The Railways today said the August 1 fire incident in Goutami Express in Andhra Pradesh was caused by " some highly inflammable substance." Thirty one passengers had perished and nine were wounded when a sleeper coach of Secunderabad-Kakinada Goutami Express caught fire between Kesamudram-Talapusapalli stations.
Railways
Safety
Commissioner,
South
Central
Circle,
Secunderabad,
in
his
preliminary
findings,
said
the
fire
"occurred
due
to
some
highly
inflammable
substance
(in
liquid
or
solid
form)
present
in
S-10
coach."
"
It
was
kept
there
by
some
unidentified
person
or
persons
while
the
train
was
speeding
at
75
kmph,
he
said,
adding
"the
fire
appeared
to
have
originated
from
the
floor
level."
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Story first published: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 18:34 [IST]