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.
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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.