In the case of a major fire at Cairo’s Central station, at least 25 people have been killed. A train crashed into the platform. According to the Prosecutor General of the reason seems to be a dispute between the train drivers.

A dispute between the two drivers seems to have led to the train crash that has triggered a huge fire in the Central station of Cairo. The big fire of at least 25 people died, 47 were injured.

The fire erupted when a locomotive with excessive speed frontal and unrestrained raced in a buffer, and then derailed.

attorney-General Nabil Sadek said the reason for the disaster was a dispute between two drivers. Sadek had taken over the investigation after the incident. Accordingly, the driver of the ill-turn, left in a dispute with another man, had cut him with his locomotive, his railcars to operate without the brakes.

rescue forces began quickly with the rescue work.

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Egypt’s Prime Minister Mustafa Madbuli, entered, visited the station immediately after the tragedy. He said it will not tolerate in the investigation there was no negligence. Transport Minister Hisham Arafat, submitted his resignation.

The locomotive was apparently jumped off the rails.

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In recent years, several serious Zugunglücken in Egypt. In July last year, 55 people were injured when a train South of the capital Cairo was derailed. In February, more than ten people died in the collision of two trains in the südägyptischen province of Al-beheira. In August 2017, more than 40 people died in a clash in Alexandria.

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