At least 16 killed, 30 injured as fire engulfs train in Pakistan

SANAA, Oct. 31 (YPA) – At least 16 people were killed and more than 30 injured in a fire on a train traveling from the Pakistani city of Karachi to Rawalpindi, a railway spokesman said on Thursday.

The Geo TV quoted a Pakistani railway spokesman as saying that the fire was caused by the explosion of a gas cylinder used for cooking, causing massive  fire that engulfed three vehicles.

The train was travelling from the Pakistani city of Karachi to Rawalpindi.

E.M