Six dead,50 injured as gas rail tanks explode in Italy

Two gas-filled railway tank cars exploded in the northern Italian city of Viareggio on Tuesday,killing six people,Lucca province authorities told the Italian news agency ANSA.

The accident injured 50 people,including 20 seriously,officials said.

The explosion came as the train was approaching the station in the coastal city of 50,000 inhabitants northwest of Pisa around midnight,possibly due to a derailment.

Emergency workers said flames engulfed a radius of 300 metres (yards),including five two-storey homes located along the railway.

Areas near the station were evacuated in case of