At least seven Bulgarians died on Saturday morning after the last 4 or 5 cisterns of a cargo train transporting liquified propylene and propane gas derailed near the village of Hitrino and one of them exploded near the local train station. At least 27 people were hospitalized. Many of them suffered severe injuries. 110 firemen were sent to the place of the heavy blast to look for survivers under the buildings that collapsed after the explosion. Many buildings were destroyed in the explosion. Bulgaria's outgoing Premier Boyko Borissov who arrived in the village of Hitrino said that the number of casualties is expected to increase and that there was no immediate danger of another explosion at the site of today's blast.
On Sunday, the lowest temperatures will range between 1°C and 6°C, around 2°C in Sofia. During the day, it will be mostly sunny, with temporary increases in cloudiness. There will be light to moderate southerly and southeasterly winds. It will warm..
Protests demanding safer roads following the death of 12-year-old Siyana Popova took place across the country. Thousands of people gathered in the square in the village of Telish, Northwestern Bulgaria. "I am a voice, a father who lost his child,..
The Justice for All Initiative organized a protest march titled "Peevski Out of Power". It took place in central Sofia on the eve of Constitution Day, April 16. The citizens expressed their support for the constitutionally established principles of..
As an EU member state and a NATO ally, Bulgaria is an active participant in solidarity initiatives aimed at strengthening our deterrence and defense..
The delivery of the F-16 fighter jets is just the beginning of the political commitment to logistics, maintenance and the development of real..
The police in the town of Veliko Tarnovo (Central North Bulgaria) detained a tourist bus driver with more than 2 permille of alcohol in his blood..
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