A man was charred to death after two compartments of Train No. 18189 Tatanagar-Ernakulam Junction Super Fast Express caught fire in the wee hours of Monday (Dec 29) near Yelamanchili Railway station in Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh. The railway officials said that they received information about the fire at 12:45 am. The official told reporters that there were 82 passengers in one of the affected coaches and 76 in another when the train caught fire. "Unfortunately, a dead body was found from the B1 coach," the official added.&nbsp;

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">Massive <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Fire</a> 🔥 broke out in two AC coaches of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ErnakulamExpress?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ErnakulamExpress</a>, at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Elamanchili?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Elamanchili</a> in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Anakapalli?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Anakapalli</a> district, Luckily No Casualty reported. A Major Tragedy [<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrainFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TrainFire</a>] was Averted, after two AC coaches of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tatanagar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tatanagar</a>-<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ernakulam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Ernakulam</a> Ernakulam Express train (No.18189) catches fire… <a href="https://t.co/qmQUiagnra">pic.twitter.com/qmQUiagnra</a>&mdash; Surya Reddy (@jsuryareddy) <a href="https://twitter.com/jsuryareddy/status/2005402859228324027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The deceased was identified as 70-year-old Chandrsekhar Sundaram. The two damaged coaches were detached from the train, which proceeded towards Ernakulam. Railways also said that the passengers in the damaged coaches will be sent to their destinations. Two forensic teams are working to ascertain the cause of the fire, the police official said.&nbsp;The authorities have provided the following helpline numbers:&nbsp;Elamanchili - 7815909386 Anakapalle - 7569305669 TUNI &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;- 7815909479 Samalkot &nbsp; &nbsp;- 7382629990 Rajahmundry - 088 - 32420541 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 088 - 32420543 Eluru - 7569305268 Vijayawada - 0866 - 2575167

One person died after two coaches of the Tatanagar–Ernakulam Express caught fire near Yalamanchili in Andhra Pradesh around 12:45 am. The deceased, Chandrasekhar Sundaram, was found in the B1 coach. Forensic teams are probing the cause.

A man was charred to death after two compartments of Train No. 18189 Tatanagar-Ernakulam Junction Super Fast Express caught fire in the wee hours of Monday (Dec 29) near Yelamanchili Railway station in Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh. The railway officials said that they received information about the fire at 12:45 am. The official told reporters that there were 82 passengers in one of the affected coaches and 76 in another when the train caught fire. "Unfortunately, a dead body was found from the B1 coach," the official added.

One person died after two coaches of the Tatanagar–Ernakulam Express caught fire near Yalamanchili in Andhra Pradesh around 12:45 am. The deceased, Chandrasekhar Sundaram, was found in the B1 coach. Forensic teams are probing the cause.

Massive fire breaks out in Tatanagar-Ernakulam express train in Andhra Pradesh, 1 dead

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Massive fire breaks out in Tatanagar-Ernakulam express train in Andhra Pradesh, 1 dead