Hitrino is located in the northeastern Ludogorie region, equally outlying from the Black Sea and the Danube, 20 kilometres from the provincial capital of Shumen. The village has a railway station on the Varna-Rousse line and lies on the main road between Silistra and Shumen.
History
The name of the village up until 1934 is Шейтанджик ( Sheitandjik ).
Hitrino was almost entirely populated by local Turkish people as a big part of it emigrated to Turkey during the so-called Revival Process.
At 5:40 am local time (03:40 GMT), on 10 December 2016, 7 people were killed and 29 were injured following the explosion of a derailed tanker train. The train, which was carrying propane-butane and propylene, struck an electricity pylon, exploded and caught fire.[1] The fire engulfed at least fifty buildings,[2] one of which collapsed trapping some children.[3] 20 buildings in Hitrino were destroyed.
An evacuation of the village was ordered as 150 firefighters fought the blaze;[4] it was extinguished by midday.[5] The injured were taken to hospitals in Shumen and Varna.[3] Some of them sustained burns to 90% of their body.[1]
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, visited the village several hours after the blast.[6][7][8]
Bulgaria