Hitrino train derailment

Hitrino train derailment
Location of Shumen Province in Bulgaria
Details
Date10 December 2016
05:37 EET (03:37 UTC)
LocationHitrino, Shumen Province
CountryBulgaria
LineVarna-Ruse line
OperatorBulmarket
Incident typeTrain Derailment
CauseUnder investigation
Statistics
Trains1 (2 locomotives, 26 tank cars)
Crew3
Deaths7[1]
Injured29
Damage~ 20 houses destroyed, ~ 3 000 windows destroyed

On 10 December 2016, a freight train derailed, exploded and caught fire in the village of Hitrino in Shumen Province, Bulgaria, killing at least seven people and injuring 29 others.

  1. ^ "Death Toll of Bulgaria's Hitrino Blast Reversed to 7". Novinite.com. Sophia News Agency. Retrieved 13 December 2016.