Pakistan train fire kills at least 70 after gas canister explodes

At least 70 people have died in a fire on a train in Pakistan after a gas canister being used to cook food exploded.

The fire destroyed three of the train’s carriages near the town of Rahim Yar Khan in the south of Punjab province.

An official from the emergency services said of the 43 people injured, 11 were still in critical condition.