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Seven die on Ukraine train, passenger's fuel blamed

25 Dec 2006 08:29:50 GMT
Source: Reuters

KIEV, Dec 25 (Reuters) - A train fire in eastern Ukraine killed seven people at the weekend and officials said on Monday the blaze was caused by a passenger carrying a canister of fuel.

The Emergencies Ministry said the fire broke out on a local train outside Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city, on Saturday. It said initial investigations showed "a violation of rules of carriage of inflammable materials" was to blame.

Kommersant Ukraina daily said a passenger was drunk and others on the train complained when fuel began leaking on to the carriage floor. It said he emptied the canister in a fit of rage and set its contents on fire with a lighter.

Ukrainians sometimes carry canisters of fuel with them to guard against possible shortages.

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