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Fire hits Japanese bullet train Japan's Shinkansen bullet train hit by fire in apparent suicide
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At least two people reported injured after a fire breaks out on a bullet train in Japan - say officials At least two people have been seriously injured after a fire broke out on a Shinkansen bullet train in Japan, say officials.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. A passenger poured oil over him or herself starting the fire, a Japan Rail spokesman told the BBC.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The train was going from Tokyo to Osaka when the incident occurred, near Odawara city.
Japan's NHK news agency showed footage of the train halted with white smoke coming out of it.
Local media cited the Odawara fire department saying that two people had suffered cardiac arrests.
The Kyodo news agency quoted firefighters as saying they feared fatalities.
Bullet trains, which have a good safety history, travel at speeds up to 320km/h (198 mph).