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16 Killed, 30 Injured As Fire Engulfs Train In Pakistan

31 Oct 2019 05:49

Islam Times - At least 16 people have been killed and more than 30 injured in a fire on a train traveling from the Pakistani city of Karachi to Rawalpindi, a railway spokesman said on Thursday.

District police chief Amir Taimur Khan told Geo television that the death toll had gone up to 46.

The Geo TV quoted a Pakistani railway spokesman as saying that the fire was caused by the explosion of a gas cylinder used for cooking, 

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