Pyongyang, October 20 (KCNA) -- More than a dozen people were injured in an apartment fire in U.S. city Boston early Monday.

At least 11 residents were rushed to Boston hospitals with a variety of injuries. At least two firefighters were hospitalized also, said Steve MacDonald, a fire department spokesman.

At least 42 apartments were damaged or destroyed.

Earlier to this a moving Amtrak train rammed into a stationary one in northern California, injuring 18 people, officials said early Thursday.