65 People Dead As Train Catches Fire After Gas Cookers Exploded In Pakistan (Photos)

65 people have been confirmed dead after a train fire was ignited by gas cooker explosion on board, Brainnews report.

As many as 65 people have lost their lives in Pakistan after a packed passenger train blew up and burst into flames.

Metro UK report says the train erupted in a fireball after a gas canister being used to cook food exploded. Officials have said many more people are injured, some in a critical condition.

The fire destroyed three of the train’s carriages near the town of Rahim Yar Khan in the south of Punjab province.

‘Two cooking stoves blew up. They were cooking, they had (cooking) oil which added fuel to fire,’ minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed told Geo TV.

‘Most deaths occurred from people jumping off the train,’ he added.

Punjab health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid told AFP that more than 40 injured people were being transported to local hospitals.

Authorities have warned the death toll could still rise, with the military drafted in to help rescue efforts. People sneaking stoves onto trains in order to prepare meals on long journeys is a common problem, the minister said.

Eleven people were killed in an accident in July and four in another accident in September.

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