Train fire in Madurai claims 9 lives: Use of smuggled gas stove confirmed, coal & firewood found in coach

马杜赖：火车车厢起火致9人死亡：乘客使用偷带上车的煤气瓶，车厢内发现煤和柴火

MADURAI: Tragedy struck as a private train coach caught fire in the early hours of Saturday, resulting in the deaths of nine pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh at a railway yard about 1km from Madurai junction in Tamil Nadu. Railway authorities said the fire is suspected to have originated from a gas cylinder, smuggled into the coach for cooking meals.

马杜赖：周六凌晨，一节火车包厢起火，导致来自北方邦的9名朝圣者在距离泰米尔纳德邦马杜赖枢纽约1公里的一个调车场死亡。铁路部门表示，火灾可能是由一个偷运到车厢里做饭的煤气瓶引起的。

Government Railway Police ADGP V Vanitha disclosed that an expert confirmed the use of a gas stove on the coach. The officer further mentioned that firewood and coal were also present, and cooking and storage activities were concentrated in one end of the toilet area.

铁路警察ADGP V Vanitha透露，一名专家证实车厢上使用了煤气瓶。该官员进一步提到，柴火和煤炭也存在，藏在厕所区域的一端，并在该区域进行烹饪。

Authorities suspect that the gas cylinder was smuggled aboard after the coach’s departure from Lucknow station. Southern Railway general manager RN Singh, who inspected the site and met the passengers, said the Lucknow railway authorities have been notified to take legal action against travel operator for violating the law. A criminal case was registered later against Bhasin Travels of UP’s Sitapur.

当局怀疑这个煤气瓶是在火车离开勒克瑙车站后被偷带上车的。南方铁路总经理辛格视察了现场并会见了乘客，他说勒克瑙铁路当局已经接到通知，将对违反法律的旅行社采取法律行动。随后，针对北方邦Sitapur BhasinTravels公司立了一起刑事案件。

The nine victims, including four women, were identified as Parameshwar Kumar Gupta (55), Shatru Daman Singh (65), Ankul Kashyap (36), Deepak Kashyap (20), Harish Kumar Bhasin (60), Himani Bansal (22), Mithilesh Kumari (62), Shanti Devi Varma (57), and Manorama Agarwal (82). Eight people are receiving treatment for minor injuries and burns.

包括4名妇女在内的9名受害者被确认为Parameshwar Kumar Gupta(55岁)、Shatru Daman Singh(65岁)、Ankul Kashyap(36岁)、Deepak Kashyap(20岁)、Harish Kumar Bhasin(60岁)、Himani Bansal(22岁)、Mithilesh Kumari(62岁)、Shanti Devi Varma(57岁)和Manorama Agarwal(82岁)。8人因轻伤和烧伤正在接受治疗。

Railway officials said Bhasin Travels, a travel agency in UP’s Sitapur, had booked the coach through IRCTC.

铁路官员表示，北方邦锡塔普尔的一家旅行社Bhasin Travels通过IRCTC预订了这节车厢。

印度时报读者的评论：

Naran Mepani

These idiots wouldn't hesitate to smuggle gas cylinder on an aeroplane to cook or maker tea .

这些笨蛋也会把煤气瓶偷偷带到飞机上做饭或泡茶。

Ranjeet Rai

after booking the coach, they start considering their property. they forget the rules and regulations.

包了这节车厢后，他们就把这车厢当成了他们的私产，忘记了规章制度。

Rama Shetty

Gas, coal and firewood inside the passenger coach, which uneducated moron would have considered this option to burn railway property and take human lives

把煤气瓶、煤炭和柴火带上车厢，没文化的笨蛋才会干这事，烧毁铁路财产，夺走人命

paul nelson

Which idiot was there during the checkpoint and could not find gas cylinder being bought into the train. RPF should be checking and authorities should check passenger luggage bringing a cylinder is not a joke inside the train

客车里有煤气、煤和柴火，没有受过教育的笨蛋会考虑这种选择，烧毁铁路财产，夺走人命

Sameer Divekar

You morons.. Coming with wood and coal to cook on train.. You uneducated and low life ppl.. No wonder you don't have brains.

笨蛋，带木柴和煤炭在火车上做饭…你们这些没受过教育的下等人，难怪你没有脑子。

Nischal Passanha

hand in glove. when you smuggle so many stuffy how authority didn't notice.

带了这么多东西上车，工作人员怎么没注意到。

Arun Prakash

hindu terarist. putall ofthem injail.

印度教恐怖分子，全部抓进监狱。

Cry Baby Mudiji

Mudiji this is clear Nehru problem arrest him

莫迪：显然是尼赫鲁的问题，逮捕他

John Abraham

No one follow rule so this is expected.. sad for people

没人遵守规则，所以这是意料之中的。为人们感到难过

Sanjoy Pandey

Very sad and unfortunate incident. The persons responsible must be punished.

不幸的事件，非常难过。责任人必须受到惩罚。

Lalit Kumar Naik

Why trains are increasingly becoming unsafe mode of journey during Achhe din?

为什么如今火车越来越不安全了?

Jay Boro

yet, railway authorities are not to be booked.. wonderful display of power.. TT was there to check love jihad there that they didn't notice all those illegal stuff assembled in the compartment? This country and it's people will never change even if we become developed country

然而，印度铁路当局不会被指责，他们没有注意到车厢里的非法物品吗？即使我们成为发达国家，这个国家和它的人民也会本性不改的

Uday Gokhalay

A lot of us are basically VERY STUPID !

我们中的很多人是非常愚蠢的

Admiral General Aladin

Investigate for foul play..

调查是否是谋杀

Eshwar Prasad

Some people are utter rigid and no common sense

有些人非常死板，没有一点常识

Harbir Singh

Sabotage cannot be ruled out.Needs CBI investigation asap.

不能排除蓄意破坏的可能，让CBI尽快调查。

Sohel Merchant

Blame on others BJP POLICY

人民党的策略：归咎于别人

Myth Buster

The branles North Indians are like this, they will never change. Modi is elected the PM by such idiots. India is doomed.

北印度人就是这样，他们永远不会改变。莫迪是被这些笨蛋选为总理的。印度完蛋了。

k sharma

Travel agency wanted to increase its profit by cooking own tea, coffee and meals.

旅行社想通过自己煮茶、煮咖啡和做饭菜来增加利润。

Sk

All the trains throughout India must be thoroughly checked as we cannot trust these privately employed Attendants. The railway department must take notice of this.

印度所有的火车都必须彻底检查，我们不能相信这些私人雇佣的乘务员。铁路部门必须注意到这一点。

Ayikousik

They broke the law..No compensation/ ex gratia is to be given..Govt should penalise the passengers and travel agency and recover ALL costs..Let us not be benovalent to law breakers.

他们违反了法律，不能给予任何补偿，政府应该惩罚乘客和旅行社，收回所有成本，我们不要姑息违法者

Gursharan Singh

India needs to spend money to educate people instead of wasting on Moon mission.

印度应该花钱教育人民，而不是把钱浪费在月球任务上。

Humanity Wins

They deserve to die because of their stupidtiy

他们太蠢了，死了也是活该

Prakash Esamudra Sharanappa

who bears the cost of the coach and other damages?

谁来承担车厢的费用和其他损失?