Nine tourists from Uttar Pradesh, including three women, died in a fire accident that occurred on a hired tourist coach parked near the Madurai railway station early on Saturday. Eight more have sustained injuries, with officials stating that a leaking LPG cylinder used by the passengers triggered the fire at 5.15 am.
The blaze was reported in the coach that was part of a private tour package that started its journey from Lucknow on August 17, and was scheduled to return on August 29. It had been attached to various trains en route to several tourist destinations.
