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| At least 65 passengers killed as packed train burns in Pakistan (VIDEOS) | |
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| A gas explosion caused a massive fire on board a train in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 65 people, police confirmed. | |
| The coach was traveling from Karachi to the city of Rawalpindi in eastern Punjab province when a gas cylinder exploded inside one of its cars. | The coach was traveling from Karachi to the city of Rawalpindi in eastern Punjab province when a gas cylinder exploded inside one of its cars. |
| Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said that some passengers were using the cylinder to boil eggs on a gas stove when the blast happened. | Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said that some passengers were using the cylinder to boil eggs on a gas stove when the blast happened. |
| The fire from the blast then quickly spread, completely burning three cars. Firefighters were deployed to the site, and military helicopters were flown in to airlift the injured. | |
| At least 65 people died in the fire, the head of the district rescue service Baqir Hussain said. | |
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