Man sets himself alight on Japan bullet train, passenger dies
REUTERS
First posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 01:32 AM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 01:41 AM EDT
TOKYO- Two passengers on a Japanese Shinkansen bullet train died after one doused himself in oil and set himself ablaze on Tuesday, media reports said.
The train, carrying about 1,000 passengers, made an emergency stop on its way from Tokyo to the western city of Osaka after smoke started to fill at least one carriage, fire department officials said.
A fire department official confirmed that one man was dead. Kyodo news agency, quoting a witness, identified him as the man who had covered himself with oil and set fire to himself.
There was no immediate indication of any possible motive for the man's actions.
A female passenger also died, NHK public TV said, while at least one more was in serious condition and several others suffered less serious injuries, fire department officials said.
Most passengers went to other carriages after smoke began to fill the car, reports said.
An official at JR Tokai (Central Japan Railway Company) , which operates the train, said at least one person was found at the entrance of a carriage covered in flammable liquid.
Footage on TBS television showed a train carriage filled with smoke and passengers evacuating with handkerchiefs pressed to their faces. One clutched a baby to their chest.
The JR Tokai official said the train stopped after the emergency button was pushed and the passenger was then discovered. No further details were immediately available.
Japan's superfast Shinkansen trains are known for their speed and safety.
A passenger on the stretcher is carried by rescue workers from a Shinkansen bullet train after it made an emergency stop in Odawara, south of Tokyo, in this aerial view photo taken by Kyodo June 30, 2015. A Japanese Shinkansen bullet train made an emergency stop on Tuesday and a passenger was found at the entrance of a carriage covered in flammable liquid, officials said. Media reports said a man in his 30s had set himself on fire. Two people were reported to be in cardiac arrest after smoke was detected on the train, which was bound for the western city of Osaka from Tokyo. Mandatory credit REUTERS/Kyodo
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First posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 01:32 AM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 01:41 AM EDT
TOKYO- Two passengers on a Japanese Shinkansen bullet train died after one doused himself in oil and set himself ablaze on Tuesday, media reports said.
The train, carrying about 1,000 passengers, made an emergency stop on its way from Tokyo to the western city of Osaka after smoke started to fill at least one carriage, fire department officials said.
A fire department official confirmed that one man was dead. Kyodo news agency, quoting a witness, identified him as the man who had covered himself with oil and set fire to himself.
There was no immediate indication of any possible motive for the man's actions.
A female passenger also died, NHK public TV said, while at least one more was in serious condition and several others suffered less serious injuries, fire department officials said.
Most passengers went to other carriages after smoke began to fill the car, reports said.
An official at JR Tokai (Central Japan Railway Company) , which operates the train, said at least one person was found at the entrance of a carriage covered in flammable liquid.
Footage on TBS television showed a train carriage filled with smoke and passengers evacuating with handkerchiefs pressed to their faces. One clutched a baby to their chest.
The JR Tokai official said the train stopped after the emergency button was pushed and the passenger was then discovered. No further details were immediately available.
Japan's superfast Shinkansen trains are known for their speed and safety.
A passenger on the stretcher is carried by rescue workers from a Shinkansen bullet train after it made an emergency stop in Odawara, south of Tokyo, in this aerial view photo taken by Kyodo June 30, 2015. A Japanese Shinkansen bullet train made an emergency stop on Tuesday and a passenger was found at the entrance of a carriage covered in flammable liquid, officials said. Media reports said a man in his 30s had set himself on fire. Two people were reported to be in cardiac arrest after smoke was detected on the train, which was bound for the western city of Osaka from Tokyo. Mandatory credit REUTERS/Kyodo
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