The fire broke out after a train crashed into a steel barrier, sources said.
Rescue workers stand next to a burnt out wagon on the railway tracks after a fire caused deaths and injuries at the main train station in Cairo. Image: Ahmed Abd Elfatah/dpa Rescue workers stand next to a burnt out wagon on the railway tracks after a fire caused deaths and injuries at the main train station in Cairo. Image: Ahmed Abd Elfatah/dpa A FIERY TRAIN crash killed at least 20 people at Cairo’s main railway station earlier today, Egyptian security and medical sources said.
Photos showed a thick cloud of black smoke billowing around the station. Firefighters were seen hosing down the charred wreckage of the train. Footage also showed fire engulfing the train and a nearby platform and people rushing to help the casualties. Ambulances and rescue teams were dispatched to the site, medical sources said. “Any person found to be negligent will be held accountable and it will be severe,” Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said as he arrived at the site.
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