In the Bulgarian Hitrino declared a full evacuation
In the village live 700 people, all of them will be evacuated in the coming hours. People are transported to relatives or friends in other towns, those who have nowhere to go, moved into the building of the military school of Shoumen.
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MOSCOW, 10 Dec — RIA Novosti. Full evacuation of the village of Hitrino Shumen region of Bulgaria announced after Saturday morning there was a large railway accident.
A train carrying tanks of liquefied gas derailed Saturday morning near the railway station of the village of Hitrino Shumen region of Bulgaria. 23 of the 26 tanks were filled with gas, as a result of the accident, some of them exploded. The victims of the explosion were five people, there is a fear that the number will increase. The number of injured has reached 29 people, destroyed at least 50 homes and other buildings.
TV channel Nova TV reports that the village is home to about 700 people, all of them will be evacuated in the coming hours.
People are transported to their relatives or friends in other towns, those who have nowhere to go, moved into the building of the military school of Shoumen.
Homes evacuated residents of the village will be guarded by law enforcement officers.
Information about what caused the accident, has not yet been reported, the authorities announced that the damage from the explosion is significant.
Freight train derails in #Bulgaria causing liquid petroleum gas to explode & killing at least five people in northeastern #Hitrino village pic.twitter.com/IjR931vOlm
— Balkan Newsbeat (@BalkanNewsbeat) 10 Dec 2016