Madurai train fire: Mortal remains of 9 pilgrims airlifted to Lucknow
fire accident at a train compartment stationed near Madurai yard on Saturday were brought to Lucknow Airport on Sunday.
The remains are being taken to their native places.
The mortal remains of nine victims and injured persons were brought to Lucknow by four Indigo flights--6E 6311, 6E 2088, 6E 2789, 6E 7389 and 6E 6353.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister who also went to the airport expressed his grief over the accident and said, «This is an hour of grief. I pray for all the departed souls to give them a place at your feet and give courage to the family to bear the pain.
Mohit Singh, the son of a woman passenger who was on board the train and was injured, said that he is happy that his mother is all well.
»I am here to take my mother back; she is coming.
I am happy she is alright. I am thankful for the way both state governments (Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu) did their jobs," he said.
Another woman passenger- Jyoti Gupta, while talking about the accident said, «Around 5 am, there was a smell of fire.
After that, we started shouting. The door of the train was locked, We broke that by a rod and jumped from the train.»
As per the officials, tourists had travelled from Lucknow in a special train coach to Tamil Nadu on a spiritual tour.
