In this photo made available by Italian Government press office, Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, surrounded by firefighters, visits the area in Viareggio where a freight train exploded just outside the station of this coastal town in northern Italy Tuesday, June 30, 2009. A rail car filled with liquefied natural gas exploded when a freight train derailed in the middle of a small Italian town, setting off an inferno. At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured, officials said. AP Photo logo AP Photo 32 months ago

In this photo made available by Italian Government press office, Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, surrounded by firefighters, visits the area in Viareggio where a freight train exploded just outside the station of this coastal town in northern Italy Tuesday, June 30, 2009. A rail car filled with liquefied natural gas exploded when a freight train derailed in the middle of a small Italian town, setting off an inferno. At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured, officials said.

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