At least 73 people were killed when a passenger train caught fire in central Pakistan on October 31, the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty website reports today (November 3, 2019).
The blaze occurred after an explosion on the train near the town of Rahim Yar Khan in the south of Punjab province. The locomotive was traveling from Karachi to Rawalpindi.
Kaleem Ullah, an official with the emergency services, said another 43 people were injured, with 11 still in critical condition. The injured have been taken to a nearby hospital in Punjab's Liaqatpur area.
Authorities say the fire broke out while some of the passengers were preparing breakfast on cooking gas stoves they had bought aboard in violation of rules.
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