One person was killed as a major fire engulfed two coaches of the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express at Yalamanchili near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Monday.
The deceased was identified as Chandrsekhar Sundaram.
An official told reporters that there were 82 passengers in one of the affected coaches and 76 in another when the train caught fire.
The damaged coaches were detached from the train, which proceeded towards Ernakulam. The passengers in the damaged coaches will be sent to their destinations, the official said.
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