The death toll from the train fire in Pakistan's north-eastern Punjab province has climbed to 73, after rescue officials have recovered more bodies from the carriages, Geo TV reported on Thursday
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 31st October, 2019) The death toll from the train fire in Pakistan's north-eastern Punjab province has climbed to 73, after rescue officials have recovered more bodies from the carriages, Geo tv reported on Thursday.
According to previous reports, 65 people were killed and dozens others injured, when the train, traveling from Karachi to Rawalpindi, caught fire near Liaquatpur. According to preliminary information, the fire was caused by an explosion of a gas cylinder, used for cooking food.
Three carriages were destroyed completely.
Not all the dead bodies have been identified yet. Identification is being carried out through DNA.
Those injured have been taken to local hospitals.
