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14 victims of TN Express blaze identified; Death toll at 28

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 4:33 AM IST

"Of 28 deaths, so far 14 bodies have been identified and 12 of them, including four women and two children, have been handed over to their relatives, while fourteen bodies have been preserved for identification at Nellore government hospital," a Government Railway Police (GRP) release said today.

According to the release, 31 passengers were injured in the mystery fire that broke out in S-11 bogie of the ill-fated train near Nellore in the wee hours yesterday and were admitted to different hospitals there.

Out of 31 injured passengers, 12 belonged to Andhra Pradesh, seven to Tamil Nadu, three were from Punjab/Haryana, four from Uttar Pradesh, while three hailed from Madhya Pradesh and one each from Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir, the release said.

  

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First Published: Jul 31 2012 | 11:35 PM IST

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