31-10-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com

Survivors say burning train took 20 minutes to stop, 74 dead

A raging fire swept through a train in Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province on Thursday, killing 74 people, and survivors said afterward it took nearly 20 minutes for the train to stop amid contradictory reports about the condition of the train's brakes.Conductor Sadiue Ahmed Khan told The Associated Press the train's emergency breaking system was in perfect working order and the train stopped within three minutes after the first signs of fire.Investigators said they will be looking at the train's
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