Sofia – Kardam train fire

The Sofia – Kardam train fire occurred on 28 February 2008, when the BDZ night train from Sofia to Kardam caught fire at 11:40 pm near the industrial zone of the town of Cherven bryag, Bulgaria. Nine passengers died and at least 10 were injured.[1][2][3]

Sofia - Kardam train fire
Details
Date28 February 2008
23:40 EST (UTC+02:00)
LocationCherven bryag, Bulgaria
CountryBulgaria
LineSofia - Varna line
OperatorBDZ
Incident typeFire
CauseUnder investigation
Statistics
Trains1
Passengers150
Deaths9
Injured10
Damage2 coaches burned

The train

The fire took place on the BDZ InterCity night train (No. 2637) that originated in Sofia and was bound for north-eastern town of Kardam. There were more than 60 people in the two coaches hit by the blaze on board the nine-car service.[1] The train was about to travel for 627 km (390 mi) which is the total railway distance between Sofia and Kardam.[4]

Aftermath

The government was initially criticized for not immediately declaring a national day of mourning for the victims. Two days after the crash, President Georgi Parvanov said the government was ready to declare a period of mourning, but only when the circumstances of the crash and the identifies of the victims were known.[5] Several days later, the government declared a national day of mourning for 5 March.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Deadly fire sweeps Bulgaria train". BBC. 29 Feb 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. "Damaged Hydrant Impedes Train Flames Battle in Bulgaria". novinite.com. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  3. "Catalyst from Passenger Bag Set Bulgarian Train on Fire - Official". novinite.com. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  4. "Fares info>Route Information>Sofia-Kardam". Bulgarian State Railways. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  5. Bulgaria President: We are Ready to Declare Days of Mourning
  6. 5 март е ден на национален траур за жертвите от пожара във влака


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