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| At least five people die after train explodes in Bulgaria | |
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| At least five people have been killed and another 23 injured after a cargo train derailed and exploded in Bulgaria. | |
| The train, carrying propane-butane, derailed at a station in Hitrino, a village in the northeast of the country. | The train, carrying propane-butane, derailed at a station in Hitrino, a village in the northeast of the country. |
| After coming off the tracks, it hit an electricity line causing it to burst into flames. | After coming off the tracks, it hit an electricity line causing it to burst into flames. |
| "The explosion has also caused a fire. We do not expect a second blast, but the people from the village are being evacuated," Nikolai Nikolov, head of fire safety and civil defence at the police, told Reuters. | "The explosion has also caused a fire. We do not expect a second blast, but the people from the village are being evacuated," Nikolai Nikolov, head of fire safety and civil defence at the police, told Reuters. |
| Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Georgi Kostov added: "Two blasts have caused a serious fire and ruined at least 20 buildings. There are many people injured ... many with burns." | Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Georgi Kostov added: "Two blasts have caused a serious fire and ruined at least 20 buildings. There are many people injured ... many with burns." |
| Police announced they were investigating the incident as 150 firefighterrs put out the fire and searched for survivors. | Police announced they were investigating the incident as 150 firefighterrs put out the fire and searched for survivors. |
| Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borissov, was travelling to the village, which is 280km northeast of Sofia and home to approximately 800 people. | Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borissov, was travelling to the village, which is 280km northeast of Sofia and home to approximately 800 people. |
| Mr Borissov urged people to donate blood to the local hospital where the injured were being transported. | Mr Borissov urged people to donate blood to the local hospital where the injured were being transported. |