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Hitrino train derailment, the Glossary

On 10 December 2016, a freight train derailed, exploded and caught fire in the village of Hitrino in Shumen Province, Bulgaria, killing at least seven people and injuring 29 others.^[1]

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Black Sea

The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia.

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Boyko Metodiev Borisov (Бойко Методиев Борисов,; born 13 June 1959) is a Bulgarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria on three separate occasions, serving a total of 9 years between 2009 and 2021, making him Bulgaria's longest-serving post-communist Prime Minister.

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British Rail Class 87

The British Rail Class 87 is a type of electric locomotive designed and built by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) between 1973 and 1975.

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located west of the Black Sea and south of the Danube river, Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the 16th largest country in Europe.

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Bulgarian lev

The lev (лев, plural: лева, левове / leva, levove; ISO 4217 code: BGN; numeric code: 975) is the currency of Bulgaria.

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Bulmarket

Bulmarket DM OOD („Булмаркет ДМ“ ЕООД) is a private company, registered in 1996, based in the Bulgarian city of Ruse.

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Burgas

Burgas (Бургас), sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a population of 203,000 inhabitants, while 277,922 live in its urban area.

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Butane

Butane or n-butane is an alkane with the formula C4H10.

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Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time.

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Czech Republic

The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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Danube

The Danube (see also other names) is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia.

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Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine.

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Driver's license

A driver's license, driving licence, or driving permit is a legal authorization, or the official document confirming such an authorization, for a specific individual to operate one or more types of motorized vehicles—such as motorcycles, cars, trucks, or buses—on a public road.

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DSB Class EA

The DSB Class EA was the first electric locomotive in Denmark, introduced in 1984.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Government of Bulgaria

The Council of Ministers (Министерски съвет, Ministerski savet) is the main authority of the executive power in the Republic of Bulgaria.

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Hitrino

Hitrino (Хитрино) is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen Province.

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Hitrino Municipality

Hitrino Municipality (Община Хитрино) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Ludogorie geographical region, part of the Danubian Plain.

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Ivaylo Moskovski

Ivaylo Moskovski (Ивайло Московски) (born 19 July 1972 in Pleven) is a Bulgarian politician and former Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications in Bulgaria.

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List of explosions

This is a list of accidental explosions and facts about each one, grouped by the time of their occurrence.

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List of rail accidents (2010–2019)

This is a list of rail accidents which occurred between 2010 and 2019. For a list of terrorist incidents involving trains, see List of terrorist incidents involving railway systems.

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Ministry of Interior (Bulgaria)

The Ministry of Interior (Ministerstvo na vatreshnite raboti, abbreviated МВР, MVR) of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with the national security and the upholding of law and order in the country.

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Office of the General Prosecutor of Bulgaria

The General Prosecutor of the Republic of Bulgaria (Главен прокурор на Република България) heads the system of courts known as the Office of the Prosecutor of the Republic of Bulgaria (Прокуратура на Република България).

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Passport

A passport is an official travel document issued by a government that certifies a person's identity and nationality for international travel.

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Propane

Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula.

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Propylene

Propylene, also known as propene, is an unsaturated organic compound with the chemical formula.

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Ruse, Bulgaria

Ruse (also transliterated as Rousse, Russe; Русе) is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria.

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Shumen

Shumen (Шумен, also romanized as Shoumen or Šumen) is the tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province.

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Shumen Province

Shumen Province (Област Шумен, transliterated Oblast Shumen, former name Shumen okrug) is a province in northeastern Bulgaria named after its main city Shumen.

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Thermobaric weapon

A thermobaric weapon, also called an aerosol bomb, or a vacuum bomb, is a type of explosive munition that works by dispersing an aerosol cloud of gas, liquid or powdered explosive.

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UTC+02:00

UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00.

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Varna, Bulgaria

Varna (Варна) is the third-largest city in Bulgaria and the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and in the Northern Bulgaria region.

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Viareggio train derailment

The Viareggio derailment was the derailment and subsequent fire of a freight train carrying liquefied petroleum gas. Hitrino train derailment and Viareggio train derailment are gas explosions and train and rapid transit fires.

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2008 Chelopechene explosions

The 2008 Chelopechene explosions were a series of explosions that began early on Thursday morning 3 July 2008 at around 6:30 am local time at a munitions depot in the suburb of Chelopechene, 10 kilometres east of the centre of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. Hitrino train derailment and 2008 Chelopechene explosions are explosions in Bulgaria.

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2014 Gorni Lom explosions

The 2014 Gorni Lom explosions were a series of explosions that began on the afternoon of October 1, 2014, at 16:59 pm local time at the former Midzhur Ammo Plant in the village of Gorni Lom, in Bulgaria's northwestern Vidin Province. Hitrino train derailment and 2014 Gorni Lom explosions are explosions in Bulgaria.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitrino_train_derailment

Also known as Hitrino train explosion.

Hitrino train derailment, the Glossary

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See also

2016 disasters in Bulgaria

2016 industrial disasters

December 2016 events in Europe

Derailments in Bulgaria

Explosions in 2016

Explosions in Bulgaria

Railway accidents in 2016

Shumen Province

References