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Full evacuation as cargo train derails, explodes in Bulgarian village, 5 people dead 7 killed, full evacuation in Bulgarian village as cargo train derails & explodes
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A full evacuation has been ordered in a northeastern Bulgarian village after a cargo train carrying liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded, killing five people and wounding 29 more. A full evacuation has been ordered in a northeastern Bulgarian village after a cargo train carrying liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded, killing seven people and wounding 29 more.
Residents of the village of Khitrino in the Shumen province of Bulgaria are being evacuated after the train, which was carrying 26 tanks of propane-butane, derailed not far from the local train station.  Residents of the village of Khitrino, in Shumen province in the country’s northeast, were evacuated after the train, which had been carrying 26 tanks of propane-butane, derailed not far from the local train station.
The population of the village is about 700, Bulgarian Nova TV reported. The population of the village is about 700 people, Bulgaria's Nova TV channel reported.
Some of the tanks exploded after the derailment, destroying at least 50 buildings and claiming five lives. The number of casualties is expected to rise. Some of the tanks exploded after the derailment, destroying at least 50 buildings, and claiming seven lives.
Some people are being transferred to relatives in nearby villages, while others are being temporarily placed in a building of a military college in the city of Shumen. “Seven people have died in the explosion in Khitrino, the number of wounded remains the same – 29. Some of them suffered severe injuries,” local fire department chief Nikolai Nikolov told Bulgarian BTV news channel, adding that some people are still missing.
Security forces will remain to protect the houses of the evacuated people from looting. The number of casualties is expected to rise, Nikolov said.
“The explosion has also caused a fire. We do not expect a second blast, but the people from the village are being evacuated,” local fire department chief Nikolai Nikolov said, as cited by Reuters. At the moment, all of the residents have been evacuated, he added.
Twelve people were removed from the rubble, with medics and firefighters still working at the scene. Some people have been transported to their relatives in nearby villages, while others are temporarily being housed in a military college building in the city of Shumen.
The head of the local hospital, Atanas Atanasov, said that 23 people with injuries and burns were sent to them, as cited by TASS news agency. Security forces will protect evacuated houses from being looted.
The cause of the derailment has not been established yet. The explosion caused significant damage, authorities say. “The explosion has also caused a fire. We do not expect a second blast, but the people from the village are being evacuated,” Nikolov said, as cited by Reuters.
Twelve people were removed from under the rubble, with medics and firefighters still working at the scene.
The head of the local hospital, Atanas Atanasov, said that 23 people with injuries and burns were sent to them, TASS news agency reported.It hasn’t yet been established what caused of the derailment. The explosion caused significant damage, authorities said.