{"id":316226,"date":"2019-10-31T03:54:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T03:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=316226"},"modified":"2019-10-31T07:55:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T07:55:30","slug":"pakistan-65-killed-as-fire-breaks-out-in-tezgam-express","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/pakistan-65-killed-as-fire-breaks-out-in-tezgam-express\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan: 65 killed as fire breaks out in Tezgam Express"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_301893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-301893\" style=\"width: 652px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-301893\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/fire.jpg 652w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/fire-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/fire-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/fire-591x420.jpg 591w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-301893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Representational Image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">At least 65 people were killed and several others were injured on Thursday after a massive fire broke out on a Pakistani train.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">According to the reports, a gas canister passengers were using to cook breakfast exploded in train.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The fire destroyed three of the train&#8217;s carriages near the town of Rahim Yar Khan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The injured were being rushed to nearby hospitals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Tezgam Express was on its way from Karachi to Lahore when the fire broke out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cTerrible Tezgam train tragedy with gas cylinder carried by passenger exploding. Prayers and condolences go to the victims families. A tragedy that could have been avoided but ever since I can recall while travelling by train no baggage check or restrictions enforced. Tragic,\u201d tweeted human rights minister Shireen Mazari.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed grief over the incident and have ordered an immediate inquiry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cDeeply saddened by the terrible tragedy of the Tezgam train. My condolences go to the victims&#8217; families &amp; prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured. I have ordered an immediate inquiry to be completed on an urgent basis,\u201d Khan said in a tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 65 people were killed and several others were injured on Thursday after a massive fire broke out on a Pakistani train. According to the reports, a gas canister passengers were using to cook breakfast exploded in train. The fire destroyed three of the train&#8217;s carriages near the town of Rahim Yar Khan. 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