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Up to 3,000 people were killed or injured when two trains loaded with fuel collided and exploded at a North Korean station near the Chinese border, Chinese sources said.
North Korean officials have not, so far, confirmed the report. The collision occurred in Ryongchon, about 20 kilometers south of the border with China, and North Korea declared a state of emergency in the area after Thursday's incident, sources said.
Sources also said that the incident occurred nine hours after North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il passed through the area following talks with Chinese officials in Beijing.
The trains were reportedly carrying petroleum and natural gas when they collided.
In Washington, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters Thursday the U.S. government does not know enough about the situation to determine whether, or what kind of, U.S. assistance might be warranted.
VOA News
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