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Six die as derailed train explodes
Jun 30 2009
At least six people are dead and 30 injured after a freight train derailed and two cars filled with gas exploded just outside a station in an Italian town.
The explosion engulfed several homes in the Tuscan town of Viareggio, collapsing one building and setting fire to a vast area, a police official said.
Five people were killed when their house collapsed, while a sixth victim was driving on a scooter along the rail line when the train derailed.
At least 30 people were injured in the accident which occurred shortly before midnight on Monday in the seaside resort.
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