Myanmar train crash fire kills 25 people, injures 62

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YANGON (Reuters) - A train in Myanmar carrying petrol derailed and burst into flames, killing 25 people and injuring 62, most of them villagers trying to collect fuel spilled in the accident, state television said. MRTV said The fire started after three cars loaded with petrol turned over near a village in Kanbalu township, near the Indian border, just over 500 km (300 miles) north of Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city. Residents of Chekgyi village were gathered around the accident site trying to collect spilled petrol when they were trapped in the fire. ...

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