Special commission to investigate train fire in Bulgaria

22/07/2008

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- A special commission will investigate the cause of a fire Monday (July 21st) aboard a train travelling from Plovdiv to Sofia, the state railway company BDZ announced. The blaze forced the evacuation of about 260 passengers and crew. The railway reported no injuries. In February, a train fire killed nine people and injured several more. (BTA, Focus, Dnevnik, Mediapool, BTV, BNR - 21/07/08)