An aerial view shows the site where a train transporting gas derailed and exploded in the northeastern Bulgarian village of Hitrino on December 10, 2016 © Boris Kolev / AFP
Five people have been killed and over 20 were injured as a cargo train carrying liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded in northeastern Bulgaria, local police report.
The train going through the Shumen province in the country’s northeast carried 26 tanks of propane-butane. They exploded after the derailment, destroying a few buildings, and claiming a few lives, too.