A major fire engulfed one of the coaches of the Chennai-bound Tamil Nadu Express in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh on Monday morning. Thirty two people died in the incident and 25 people were said to be injured. Out of the 32 dead, 19 were males, 6 females, 3 children and four were said to be unrecognizable, according to Sambasiva Rao, CPRO, South Central Railway. The death toll is likely to rise further. The Chairman of the Railway Board and Railway Minister Mukul Roy are expected to reach the site shortly. An ex-gratia relief of Rs 5 lakh to the relatives of the dead has been announced. In addition, an ex-gratia of Rs 1 lakh will be paid to the grievously injured and an ex-gratia of Rs 25,000 will be paid to the simple injured passengers.
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