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Visakhapatnam: One person died in a fire that broke out in the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express train in Andhra Pradesh. A senior police officer said that the incident of fire in two coaches of the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express occurred at Yalamanchili, about 66 kilometers from Visakhapatnam. One person died in this accident. One body recovered from B-1 coach The accident reportedly occurred late at night in Yalamanchili. The police officer said that they received information about the fire at 12:45 AM. One of the two coaches of the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express that caught fire had 82 passengers and the other had 76 passengers. One body has been recovered from the B-1 coach of the train. Smoke started rising from the B-1 AC coach According to the information, the fire was first seen in the B-1 AC coach near the train's pantry car, which spread to the M-2 coach within moments. At the time of this horrific fire in the moving train, one of the affected coaches had 82 passengers and the other coach had 76 passengers. One of the passengers saw smoke rising from the B-1 coach and pulled the chain to stop the train, after which the passengers quickly managed to get out of the affected coaches. Passengers were in deep sleep It is worth noting that the passengers of the train were in deep sleep when the accident occurred. As soon as the fire spread in the train coaches, panic spread among the passengers. Passengers quickly started getting off the train. Fortunately, most of the passengers evacuated the coaches in time. In no time, the entire bogie was engulfed in flames. After extinguishing the fire, both the burnt coaches were separated from the train, and after a delay of about half an hour, the train departed for its destination. After extinguishing the fire, one body was recovered from the B-1 coach of the train. The deceased has been identified as Chandrasekhar (75 years old - a resident of Vijayawada). They were in coach B-1 at the time of the accident and were severely burned in the fire. Railway provides this information: According to the railways, the two affected coaches are being detached, and arrangements are being made to transport the passengers to Samalkot railway station via bus service. A forensic team and a medical team are going to the spot to collect clues to ascertain the cause of the fire and also to determine if there are any casualties. All necessary precautions are being taken in coordination with the local administration. Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Railway Safety/SCR, DRM Vijayawada, and senior officials have reached the spot. The GM South Central Railway is also proceeding to the spot. A forensic team and a medical team are going to the spot to collect clues to ascertain the cause of the fire and also to determine if there are any casualties. All necessary precautions are being taken in coordination with the local administration. Train fire incidents Helpline Numbers Elamanchili - 7815909386 Anakapalle - 7569305669 Tuni - 7815909479 Samalkot - 7382629990 Rajahmundry - 088 - 32420541, 088 - 32420543 Eluru - 7569305268 Vijayawada - 0866 - 2575167 Train fire incidents 1985 - On February 23, more than 50 people died in a train fire in Rajnandgaon. 1990 - On April 16, more than 70 people died in a fire on the Mokama Shuttle train near Patna. 2002 - On February 27, 59 people were killed in the arson attack on the Sabarmati Express train in Godhra, which triggered riots in Gujarat. 2003 - On May 15, 38 passengers died in a fire on the Golden Temple Mail train in Ludhiana. 2008 - On August 1, a fire broke out on the Gautami Express in Warangal, killing 31 people. 2012 - On July 30, a fire on the Tamil Nadu Express in Nellore killed 47 passengers. 2013 - On December 28, a fire in the AC coach of the Nanded-Bengaluru Express in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, killed 26 people. 2023 - On August 26, 10 people were killed in a fire caused by an illegal gas cylinder on the Punalur-Madurai Express in Madurai.