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1.5 million compensation fund for each of the families of the dead, as well as ₨0.5 million for those injured. Six railway officers were suspended after the accident.The inquiry report revealed in
January 2020 that the incident occurred due a short-circuit in the electric wiring of the
326:, the Pakistani Federal Minister for Railways, reported that two gas stoves exploded, setting the train on fire. Other reports, though, along with survivors' testimonies, suggested an electrical problem was the cause of the fire. The train was carrying 933 people, 207 of whom were in the three
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488:"Here are major train accidents in Pakistan since 1953"
894:"Tezgam fire incident: Six railway officers suspended"
624:"Pakistan train fire: Are accidents at a record high?"
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684:"Pakistan train fire kills 65 as gas stove explodes"
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