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6 Killed in Italy Train Explosion

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(Newser) – A train carrying liquefied natural gas derailed in Italy tonight, causing explosions that killed at least six people and injured dozens more, the Times of London reports. The train jumped the tracks as it was leaving the station in the northern town of Viareggio, triggering the explosion of two gas-filled carriages and engulfing nearby homes in flames. Officials say damaged tracks or faulty brakes may have caused the accident.

Rescuers work in front of a destroyed building in Viareggio, early Tuesday, June 30, 2009, after a train carrying gas canisters exploded in this northern Italy coastal town.
Rescuers work in front of a destroyed building in Viareggio, early Tuesday, June 30, 2009, after a train carrying gas canisters exploded in this northern Italy coastal town.   (AP Photo/Riccardo Dalle Luche)
Rescuers work in the area where a freight train derailed and two cars filled with gas exploded just outside a station in Viareggio, northern Italy, early Tuesday, June 30, 2009.
Rescuers work in the area where a freight train derailed and two cars filled with gas exploded just outside a station in Viareggio, northern Italy, early Tuesday, June 30, 2009.   (AP Photo/Riccardo Dalle Luche)
Flames engulf the area where a freight train derailed and two cars filled with gas exploded just outside a station of Viareggio, in northern Italy, early Tuesday, June 30, 2009.
Flames engulf the area where a freight train derailed and two cars filled with gas exploded just outside a station of Viareggio, in northern Italy, early Tuesday, June 30, 2009.   (AP Photo/Riccardo Dalle Luche)
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