At least 10 persons were killed and over 20 were injured after a fire broke out in the stationary coach of a stationary train on the railway station in Madurai city of southern Indian state Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Saturday, said the South Railway. It added that a gas cylinder "illegally" carried inside the train compartment caught fire and started the blaze, according to Wion.
Press Trust of India reported that the "private party coach" had 65 passengers and had arrived from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
"10 persons reported dead," in the fire, a Southern Railway release said.
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