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Bulgarian train explosion kills four Bulgarian freight train derails and explodes, killing four
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Four people have been killed after a train derailed and exploded in Bulgaria, emergency services said. Four people have been killed after a freight train derailed and exploded in Bulgaria, emergency services said.
Several other people were injured in the incident, which damaged at least 20 buildings in the village of Hitrino. Bulgaria's BTA news agency reported more than 20 people were in hospital with burns and fractures after the incident in the village of Hitrino.
Locals were being evacuated as a precaution, a local police official told Reuters. Locals were being evacuated as a precaution, a police official said.
"The explosion has also caused a fire. We do not expect a second blast, but the people from the village are being evacuated," he said. At least 20 buildings were damaged in the derailment and blast, spokesperson Nikolay Nikolov told Bulgaria's Nova television.
Local media reported the train was carrying liquid petroleum gas.
The derailment happened at around 05:30 local time (03:30 GMT), BTA said.