Two rail wagons filled with gas exploded at the station in the Tuscan seaside city of Viareggio, killing 13 people and wounding dozens, local officials say. AFP - Two rail tankers filled with gas exploded in a fireball after a derailment in the northern Italian city of Viareggio, engulfing nearby homes and killing at least 13 people, firefighters said Tuesday. Fifty people were also injured in the accident, 35 of them described as serious or critical, many with burns to much of their bodies, according to the firefighters' coordination centre in Rome. The explosion happened just before midnight when one wagon in a 14-wagon train transporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) came off the rails in the coastal city of 50,000 residents 20 kilometres (12 miles) northwest of Pisa.
AFP - Two rail tankers filled with gas exploded in a fireball after a derailment in the northern Italian city of Viareggio, engulfing nearby homes and killing at least 13 people, firefighters said Tuesday. Fifty people were also injured in the accident, 35 of them described as serious or critical, many with burns to much of their bodies, according to the firefighters' coordination centre in Rome. The explosion happened just before midnight when one wagon in a 14-wagon train transporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) came off the rails in the coastal city of 50,000 residents 20 kilometres (12 miles) northwest of Pisa.
Silvio Berlusconi arriva nel pomeriggio a Viareggio, la città colpita dal disastro. Accolto dalla contestazione di un gruppo di persone, con fischi e urla di "buffone".
