5 Killed, Dozens Hurt in Blast After Bulgarian Train Derails

Five people were killed in northeastern Bulgaria following a gas explosion on a derailed tanker train early Saturday, national radio reported. Officials said at least 23 people were injured, many with severe burns.   Nikolay Nikolov, who heads the country’s firefighting department, said at least 20 buildings in the village of Hitrino were destroyed when containers of gas exploded at 5:40 a.m. local time (0340 GMT).   Two tank cars, carrying propane-butane and propylene,...

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