What the records say
- When
- 23 May 2003
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 30.97° N, 75.80° E
- Description
- 2003 Indian train fire
- Deaths
- 39
- Injured
- 15
Ladhowal train fire
2003 Indian train fire
At 4am on 16 May 2003, a flash fire began on the Frontier Mail train service in India, engulfing three carriages before it could be extinguished. The fire killed 39 people, and another 15 were hospitalised with severe burns.
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