Photo: Business Insider By: Josiah Reed-Spratley This past Thursday, an explosion on a Pakistan train claimed the lives of 70 people and injured 30. These numbers were confirmed by Nadeem Zia, a medical supervisor from Liaquatpur. The explosion is said to be from a gas canister that exploded while some passengers were preparing breakfast. It is believed that someone left it unattended or knocked it over, causing the explosion to occur. For the record, anything gas-powered is often banned on trains. After the explosion happened, witnesses say it ripped through the train, leaving black smoke oozing from the train. Crowds of bystanders, firefighters, paramedics, and soldiers also arrived on the scene. Army helicopters were called in to take critically injured survivors to a hospital in Multan. The train was passing through the town of Rahim Yar Khan, south of Punjab province. Since the train was on its way to a protest in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital was about 500 miles from where they were passing. The prime minister and president expressed their condolences over social media this past weekend. Their prime minister has called for an immediate inquiry. The President has again expressed his condolences to the victims’ families. First off we send our prayers and love towards the victims’ families. It is just unfortunate that such a thing has occurred. However: rules are rules. I feel that the rules should have been respected: the gas should never have been on the train in the first place. This explosion may have never happened if they used a different source to prepare their breakfast. They should have been much more careful with the gas. The people have to thank the first responders for doing everything they could to try and save as many victims as possible. This should be a wakeup call for some. Gas is nothing to be played with, because as you can see, it can lead to bigger problems. Such a seemingly harmless tool to prepare breakfast ended up killing 70 people who were just there to protest for a good cause in the capital. May they Rest In Peace.
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