India, Dec. 29 -- A 70-year-old man was charred to death and many other passengers were managed to escape when a fire erupted in two air-conditioned bogies of Tata Nagar-Ernakulam Express (Train No. 18189) at Duvvada in Andhra Pradesh's Anakapalli district in the wee hours of Monday, police said.

According to preliminary information, the train, which was travelling from Tatanagar to Ernakulam via Visakhapatnam district, caught fire around 1.30 am after crossing Duvvada. Flames reportedly broke out in the B1 and M2 AC coaches, located adjacent to the pantry car.

A railway police official said the incident was first noticed by the loco pilots near a railway point close to Yelamanchili, following which the train was immediately halted at t...