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The blast caused two buildings, described as houses or small blocks of flats, to collapse while others were set on fire. Photo by BGNES
The number of the the victims of the hellish gas carrying train crash in Norther Italy have become 16, after two children died of their injuries.
The three-year-old girl and the two-year-old boy had both suffered burns on 90% of their bodies, BBC reported.
At least a dozen other people remain in a critical state, according to reports.
The accident happened in the northern town of Viareggio on Monday night, when a train carrying gas tanks jumped the tracks and exploded near houses.
Investigators want to know whether a broken axle may have been responsible.
The blast caused two buildings, described as houses or small blocks of flats, to collapse while others were set on fire.
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