At least 10 people killed and 15 injured after gas cylinder explodes on train in Pakistan
FILE: This archived image shows a police officer examining damaged train cars after an explosion, near Naseerabad, southwest Pakistan on Sunday, March 17, 2019.
A fire broke out on a train in Pakistan on Thursday when a gas canister used to cook food exploded, killing at least 16 people and injuring 15, media reported, citing government and rescue officials. The fire destroyed three of the train's carriages near the town of Rahim Yar Khan in the south of Punjab province.
"The deaths of 10 passengers are confirmed but there are fears the toll can go up. Fifteen people are injured," Baqir Husain, the head of the district rescue service, told Geo television.Pakistan’s colonial-era railway network has fallen into disrepair in recent decades due to chronic under-investment and poor maintenance.About 130 people were killed in 2005 when a train rammed into another at a station in Sindh province, and a third train hit the wreckage.
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