Italy gas train derails
On June - 30 - 2009
At least 16 people were killed and 50 injured overnight in Italy when a freight train hauling liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded as it passed their homes, officials said Tuesday.
About 1,000 people were evacuated following the blast just before midnight Monday in the Tuscan seaside town of Viareggio, about 350 km (220 miles) north of Rome.
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