A fire engulfed two coaches of an express train in southern India early Saturday, killing at least 23 passengers, many of whom became trapped and suffocated after the doors failed to open, officials said. As the inferno and thick black smoke raced through the two cars at 3:45 a.m., panicked passengers broke the windows and many saved themselves by jumping from the train. A spokesman for the railways, C.S. Gupta, said 67 passengers were in the two cars when the fire broke out about two kilometers (1 mile) from the small town of Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh state. Gupta said the train was brought to a halt and the two coaches were delinked from the rest of the train to prevent the fire from spreading. Firefighters put out the blaze and retrieved at least 23 bodies, including two children. More than a dozen people were brought to hospitals with injuries sustained when they jumped from the coaches, said a railway official at the site of the fire. Firefighters had to force the doors open and make their way through the smoke-filled coaches to reach the dead, the official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media. Many bodies were found near the jammed doors, he said. Helpline numbers Bangalore: 08022354108, 08022259271, 08022156554, 08022156553 Railways: 9731666863 23 killed in fire on train in southern India Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 23 killed as Nanded-Bangalore Express catches fire in Andhra Pradesh Train Inferno in South India Kills 23 At least 23 dead in southern India train fire Fire on Indian train kills at least 23 23 charred to death as fire breaks out in train 23 people charred to death as fire breaks out in AC compartment of Nanded ... 23 dead in India train fire 23 charred to death as fire breaks out in train Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 BBC News - India train fire 'kills 23' in Andhra Pradesh state Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 - Yahoo News Dozens dead in India train fire - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera Train Fire: Latest News, Photos, Videos on Train Fire - NDTV.COM Train fire: Latest News, Videos, Photos | Times of India Fire on Indian express train kills at least 23: TV - ABC 23 killed in fire on train in southern India - The Voice of Russia Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 SunHerald.com Fire on Indian train kills at least 23 people The West Australian Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 New Straits Times Fire on Indian train kills at least 23 people Yahoo!7 News Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 MyrtleBeachOnline.com Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 The Idaho Statesman Fire on Indian train kills at least 23 people KFGO Fire on train in India leaves 23 dead: Officials Press TV Fire on Indian train kills at least 23 people Reuters UK Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 Mid Columbia Tri City Herald Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 Sacramento Bee Fire on Indian train kills at least 23 people WTAQ Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 TheNewsTribune.com Fire on Indian train kills at least 23 people Reuters Fire on train in southern India kills 23 Newstalk ZB Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 Charlotte Observer Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 Defiance Crescent News (subscription) Sleeping passengers caught in Nanded-Bangalore Express fire; 26 die, 15 injured Hindustan Times Dozens dead in India train fire Manawatu Standard Nanded-Bangalore express catches fire, 23 dead Times of India Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 Beaumont Enterprise Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 Helena Independent Record Railways Minister Mallikarjun Kharge orders probe into Nanded-Bangalore ... Daily News & Analysis 23 feared killed as train catches fire in Andhra Pradesh Mizo News Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 Daily Herald Sleeping passengers caught in Nanded-Bangalore Express fire; 23 die, 12 injured Hindustan Times 23 people charred to death in fire on train in southern India Authint Mail Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 Lincoln Journal Star Andhra Pradesh: Death toll in Bangalore-Nanded Express fire incident reaches 26 IBNLive Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 Omaha World-Herald Fire on express train in India kills at least 23 Fire on express train in India,23 dead in India train fire,fire breaks out in train,India train fire,Fire on express train in India,Andhra Pradesh,southern India train fire news,fire breaks out in train,Nanded-Bangalore train fire,Nanded -Bangalore Express fire video,breaking news,live,Anantapuram, fire, Nanded Express, Nanded Express fire,indian railway accident,video,live Anantapuram, fire, Nanded Express, train burning train burning train india burning train video burning train youtube

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