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Sridhar said the fire may have been caused by an electrical short circuit in the coach. The blaze killed 47 people, said Anil Kumar, a regional railway manager. At least 28 others were hospitalized with burns, including at least two in critical condition, he said. Railway and medical workers were trying to identify the dead, he said. "This is a very difficult task, since some of the bodies are charred beyond recognition," Sridhar said, adding that officials were making preliminary identifications based on the reservations chart from the train's records. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh conveyed his condolences to the families of the victims. India has one of the world's largest train networks, with more than 10,000 trains and 64,000 kilometers (40,000 miles) of track. Around 20 million people travel by train each day.
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