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    Howrah-Doon Express fire: Death toll rises to seven

    Railway Ministry officials confirmed that the death toll in the Howrah-Dehradun Express train fire which broke out late on Monday night, is now up to seven.

    November 22, 2011 / 10:53 IST

    Railway Ministry officials confirmed that the death toll in the Howrah-Dehradun Express train fire which broke out late on Monday night, is now up to seven.
    The Railway Ministry officials have also said that there was no pantry car attached to the train, so the investigations are on to find the source of the fire.


    He added that the affected bogies have been detached and that rescue and relief operations are on.


    "We have detached the affected bogies. Relief and rescue trains are on their way," he said.


    According to a Railway Ministry spokesperson at New Delhi, the fire broke out at 2:30 am in B-1 AC coach and then it spread to B-2 AC coach.


    The train is currently stationed at the Giridih district of Jharkhand which is four hours from Ranchi.


    The Railway managers and medical teams were on the site. Eight trains have been held up from Gaya and Dhanbad.


    The Railways have set up a helpline for the relatives of the passengers.


    The helpline numbers are:


    033-26413660


    033-26402243


    032-62220518


    BWN Enq: 03422-561601


    DHN Enq: 0326-2220518

    (With additional information from PTI)

    first published: Nov 22, 2011 09:20 am

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