The Railway Tragedy "Hitrino": After 5 years there are No Sentences

5 years after the explosion in Hitrino, the village has been completely restored. The houses are new, but the souls are empty, say the locals. People admit that they still live in fear, and the relatives of the victims continue to live with nightmarish memories. How the incident turned dozens of lives and will they receive justice - says Michaela Karabelova.

The day is December 10, 2016, shortly after 05.00 a.m. A train derailed in the center of Hitrino. 7 people died and 29 were injured. Apart from the house, the explosion swept away the whole world of Shenai Ahmedova. She leaves her husband and young son under the ruins of the derailed composition.

"Nothing is left of our house. Everything fell on us. It was hell. Everything was on fire," the woman said.

With the help of the state, Shenai gets a new home. "They built the house, but it's not like before. There is no joy inside," the woman said.

There is pain inside, says Shenai. Pain that wakes up every day from the signal of another passing train.

"I get goosebumps every time. I keep thinking about the incident. This is a great trauma," she explained.

Derailed tanks take the life of Sherafeddin-Mehmed's wife. The explosion swept the oven in which his wife worked.

"My wife was burned alive. There is no one to bring her back to me. After her death, I had a heart attack. There is no one waiting for me in the evening after work", the man shared.

Stefan Stefanov is the man who rescued the living and the dead after the explosion.

"I personally pulled out three dead people. One of the workers, who was also my friend, was disfigured. Life after such a thing is very difficult. I have been...