7 killed in fire on train in western India

At least seven people, including one woman, were charred to death in a major fire which broke out on an express train in the western Indian state of Maharashtra in the early hours of Wednesday, a senior police official said. "The fire broke out in three coaches of Bandra-Dehradun Express near Dahanu in the state's Thane district. The fire started in one coach and soon spread to two other compartments. The passengers were all sleeping when the fire started," he said, on condition of anonymity. While seven people died on the spot, several others injured have been admitted to local hospital, the official said. A probe has been ordered into the incident, he added.