Pakistan train fire: Death toll rises to 65, rescue operations underway
Pakistan
Train Incident:
At least 65 people were killed and scores injured on Thursday as a
massive fire broke out on a moving train after cooking gas stoves
carried by some passengers exploded in Pakistan's eastern Punjab
province.
The
train, Tezgam Express, was on its way to Lahore from Karachi when the
fire broke out, destroying three bogies at Liaquatpur near Rahim Yar
Khan, some 400 kms from Lahore.
District
Police Officer Amir Taimur said that 65 passengers lost their lives
after the fire erupted in three coaches.
Railway
Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said that most of the victims belonged
to the Tableeghi Jamaat (Islamic preachers) who were going to Lahore
to attend a major annual congregation at Raiwind.
The
Railways Minister said gas stoves carried by some passengers blew up
when they were preparing breakfast on the speeding train in violation
of rules. Read
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