Train Fire Leaves Several Dead in India | VOA News

A fire started inside a stationary train compartment at a railway station in southern #India, killing nine people Saturday morning, officials said.

The blaze broke out at 5 a.m. and burned for two hours before firefighters were able to put it out, authorities said.

It started inside a train's private compartment, which was detached and parked on the railway tracks in the Madurai station, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, according to a statement by the Southern Railway. (AP) #news #voanews