President Erdogan extends 'deepest condolences' to victims of Tezgam fire

• Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have also extended condolence message.
• At least 74 people were killed and 40 were injured when three carriages of Tezgam train caught fire.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered his condolences to families of the victims who were killed in the Tezgam fire on Thursday and wished a speedy recovery to the wounded survivors.

The Turkish president took to his Twitter handle and posted a video message. "On behalf of my country, I extend my deepest condolences to the people of Pakistan — our friends and brothers," Erdogan said.

I would like to extend my condolences to the 65 victims, who lost their lives in the train fire in Pakistan, and wish a speedy recovery to the wounded survivors.

On behalf of my country, I extend my deepest condolences to the people of Pakistan — our friends and brothers. 🇹🇷 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/l1ziWgdnyG

— Recep Tayyip Erdo?an (@RTErdogan) October 31, 2019

Condolence message was also sent by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton. "Having just returned from visiting Pakistan, we were horrified and deeply saddened to hear about the tragic fire on the Tezgam train near Rahim Yar Khan.Our thoughts and prayers are with all the people and families affected by this heart-breaking disaster," the statement posted by Kensington Palace said.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have sent a message to the President of Pakistan following the tragic fire on the Tezgam train near Rahim Yar Khan.https://t.co/WJZocOZRCK

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) October 31, 2019

Condolence message was also sent by UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, "Our thoughts go out to all those affected and their friends and families," Raab wrote.

Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab has written to Foreign Minister @SMQureshiPTI to express condolences on behalf of the UK following the tragic Tezgam train fire today in Punjab, Pakistan. Our thoughts go out to all those affected and their friends and families pic.twitter.com/R4wrWAODnU

— Foreign Office 🇬🇧 (@foreignoffice) October 31, 2019

United States' Acting Assistant Secretary of State Alice G. Wells also sent her 'deepest condolences to the families of the passengers and the people of Pakistan'.

Terrible news out of Rahim Yar Khan about the heartbreaking train accident today. I send my deepest condolences to the families of the passengers and the people of #Pakistan. AGW

— State_SCA (@State_SCA) October 31, 2019

On Thursday morning, three carriages of a Tezgam train caught fire caused by a cylinder blast. At least 73 people were killed and over 40 people were injured. The fire was caused by a cylinder blast that occurred when passengers were preparing breakfast for themselves in a moving train.