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Watu 16 wamefariki baada ya treni ya mwendokasi kuwaka moto na wengine 13 wamejeruhiwa katika ajali hiyo iliyotokea mapema leo huko Liaqatpur karibu na mji wa Rahim Yar Khan
Waziri wa Masuala ya Usafirishaji wa reli, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad amesema moto umesababishwa na jiko la gesi lililopuka wakati abiria wakipika chai, jambo ambalo ni kinyume na sheria
Treni hiyo ilikuwa inatokea Lahore kwenda Karachi. Majeruhi wamekimbizwa katika hospitali ya karibu huku shughuli za uokoaji zikiendelea
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say a massive fire on a train caused by a cooking gas stove has killed at least 16 passengers near the town of Liaquatpur in eastern Punjab province.
Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad says the fire took place Thursday when some of the passengers were preparing breakfast on the speeding train in violation of rules.
Rescue officials say they have counted at least 16 bodies while media reports suggest the death toll from the fire has jumped to 25.
UPDATE
A Pakistani government official says the death toll from a massive fire on a train that was traveling in eastern Punjab province has jumped to 46.
Jamil Ahmed, a deputy commissioner in the town of Rahim Yar Khan, says the fire on Thursday was caused by a cooking gas stove.
UPDATE
A Pakistani rescue official says the death toll from a massive fire that engulfed three carriages of a train traveling in the country’s eastern Punjab province has jumped to 62.
Kaleem Ullah, in charge of the state-run emergency service in the district of Rahim Yar Khan, says several of the injured are in critical condition after being pulled out of the fire on Thursday and that he fears the casualty toll would rise further.
Waziri wa Masuala ya Usafirishaji wa reli, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad amesema moto umesababishwa na jiko la gesi lililopuka wakati abiria wakipika chai, jambo ambalo ni kinyume na sheria
Treni hiyo ilikuwa inatokea Lahore kwenda Karachi. Majeruhi wamekimbizwa katika hospitali ya karibu huku shughuli za uokoaji zikiendelea
Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad says the fire took place Thursday when some of the passengers were preparing breakfast on the speeding train in violation of rules.
Rescue officials say they have counted at least 16 bodies while media reports suggest the death toll from the fire has jumped to 25.
UPDATE
A Pakistani government official says the death toll from a massive fire on a train that was traveling in eastern Punjab province has jumped to 46.
Jamil Ahmed, a deputy commissioner in the town of Rahim Yar Khan, says the fire on Thursday was caused by a cooking gas stove.
UPDATE
A Pakistani rescue official says the death toll from a massive fire that engulfed three carriages of a train traveling in the country’s eastern Punjab province has jumped to 62.
Kaleem Ullah, in charge of the state-run emergency service in the district of Rahim Yar Khan, says several of the injured are in critical condition after being pulled out of the fire on Thursday and that he fears the casualty toll would rise further.
