Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory (APFSL) experts who examined the gutted New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express S-11 bogie in which over 30 passengers were killed, submitted a report to railway authorities here on Wednesday.A senior scientist, who was part of the forensic team which collected samples from the bogie, said that they found firecracker material in it which indicates that rapidly burning crackers seem to have spread the fire in the bogie. However, he said that the cause of the fire began is still not known.Fire crackers or fire cracker powder seem to have been stored below at least six seats in the coach, he said. The forensic report was submitted to the Government Railway Police and a copy was also forwarded to the Commissioner of Railway Safety (South-Central Circle), he said. Thirty-two passengers were charred to death and 25 others injured when a fire broke out in S-11 coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express in the wee hours on July 30. PTIfirst published:August 30, 2012, 11:16 ISTlast updated:August 30, 2012, 11:16 IST
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The Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory (APFSL) experts who examined the gutted New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express S-11 bogie in which over 30 passengers were killed, submitted a report to railway authorities here on Wednesday.
A senior scientist, who was part of the forensic team which collected samples from the bogie, said that they found firecracker material in it which indicates that rapidly burning crackers seem to have spread the fire in the bogie. However, he said that the cause of the fire began is still not known.
Fire crackers or fire cracker powder seem to have been stored below at least six seats in the coach, he said. The forensic report was submitted to the Government Railway Police and a copy was also forwarded to the Commissioner of Railway Safety (South-Central Circle), he said. Thirty-two passengers were charred to death and 25 others injured when a fire broke out in S-11 coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express in the wee hours on July 30. PTI
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