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A fire swept through a Pakistani train on Thursday killing at least 65people, police said, after a gas canister passengers were using to cook breakfast exploded.

Axar.az reports citing Reuters.

The fire destroyed three of the train’s carriages near the town of Rahim Yar Khan in the south of Punjab province.

District police chief Amir Taimur Khan told Geo television that the death toll had gone up to 65.

“Two cooking stoves blew up. They were cooking, they had (cooking) oil which added fuel to fire,” Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed told Geo earlier.

“Most deaths occurred from people jumping off the train,” he added.

Baqir Husain, the head of the district rescue service, said the death toll could rise, and 15 people had been injured.

People sneaking stoves onto trains in order to prepare meals on long journeys is a common problem, the minister said.

Pakistan’s colonial-era railway network has fallen into disrepair in recent decades due to chronic under-investment and poor maintenance.

Date
2019.10.31 / 10:23
Author
Axar.az
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