People from the village of Hitrino where on December 10 an explosion of derailed train tank cars caused the lives of seven people, injured dozens more and caused serious material damage, started returning to their homes. There is currently no evidence..
Transportation of hazardous derailed tank cars continues for a fourth day in the municipality of Hitrino. The ambition of rescue teams today is to move away from the town the most dangerous tank that continues to leak gas. A special site has already..
The joint meeting of the Crisis Headquarters and the Public Council of Hitrino Residents has ended. Plans for further action and problems that residents experience have been presented at the meeting. The main concern of the people was that already..
The European Commission has approved some 10 million euros for the restoration of the infrastructure in Hitrino after the recent deadly explosion. The money will be used for projects targeted only at the municipality of Hitrino, outgoing Minister of..
Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov has said that all versions related to the cause of the tragic freight train accident in Hitrino, in which seven people died, 28 were injured and 26 houses were razed to the ground, are being checked. At this..
According to the company that owns the cisterns of the cargo train which derailed on Saturday morning in Hitrino, there are three main versions of the tragic accident- speeding, technical failure of some of the wagons and technical failure of the..
The Interior Ministry has stated that all conditions have been created so that draining the fuel tanks in Hitrino will carry a minimal risk for the people carrying out the operation. Due to the enormous workload of the teams inviolved, i nformation..
"Yesterday’s explosion in Hitrino has claimed an 8 th life," announced outgoing PM Boyko Borissov who is taking part in the crisis centre organized in the village. The body of an 18-year old boy from the nearby village of Timarevo was found..
“The investigation is only just beginning, evidence is being collected. Eight of our top investigators are there, on the spot,” said Evgeni Dikov , deputy prosecutor general and director of the National Investigative service for the Bulgarian..
A state of emergency has been declared in Hitrino by order of Shoumen regional governor Donka Ivanova and will remain in place until the tank disposal operation is over, as announced by Milka Pavlova, spokesperson for the regional administration after a..
