Hyderabad, Aug 1: The death toll in the Gautami Express fire accident has risen to 13, including a pregnant woman. Besides, four passengers were injured in the incident, which happened early this morning near Mehboobabad in the Warangal District of Andhra Pradesh.
Among the dead, four, including the pregnant woman and three physically challenged persons, belonged to the West Godavari District.
The fire broke out in one of the sleeper coaches, S-9, of the moving train, proceeding from Secunderabad to Kakinada around 1:30 a. m. and soon spread to four other coaches, Railway sources said.