Bulgaria Transport Min: Intermediate Report on Hellish Train Fire Ready

Society | April 4, 2008, Friday // 00:00
Bulgaria: Bulgaria Transport Min: Intermediate Report on Hellish Train Fire Ready Bulgaria's Transport Minister Petar Mutafchiev announced Friday experts have already prepared the intermediate report on the huge blaze in Sofia-Kardam train that took the lives of nine people. Photo by Kameliya Atanasova (Sofia Photo Agency)

Bulgaria's Transport Minister Petar Mutafchiev announced Friday experts have already prepared the intermediate report on the huge blaze in Sofia-Kardam train that took the lives of nine people in the end of February.

"There is too much work to be done by the investigation and fire services," minister Mutafchiev said.

"We need more information, concerning the technical expertise as well as additional data about the passengers' testimonies," he added.

Valeria Zheleva, Daniel Vichev, prof. Rasho Rashev, Maya Masheva, Stoyan Kovachev, Kalcho Stefanov, Galina Ivanova, Elena Halacheva, and Antoaneta Todorova died after flames swept through two cars of a night train, traveling from the capital city of Sofia to the northern town of Kardam on February 28.

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