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| Harrowing footage shows scene of deadly fire after Egypt train crash (VIDEO, PHOTOS) | Harrowing footage shows scene of deadly fire after Egypt train crash (VIDEO, PHOTOS) |
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| Video footage showing the horrifying scene of the Cairo train derailment that killed at least 25 and injured another 50 has emerged online. | Video footage showing the horrifying scene of the Cairo train derailment that killed at least 25 and injured another 50 has emerged online. |
| A fire broke out at the main train station in Egypt’s capital on Wednesday following an explosion caused by a train ramming into a barrier at Ramses station in central Cairo. The raging inferno was caught on camera by bystanders. | A fire broke out at the main train station in Egypt’s capital on Wednesday following an explosion caused by a train ramming into a barrier at Ramses station in central Cairo. The raging inferno was caught on camera by bystanders. |
| The actual moment of impact was captured by CCTV at the station. | |
| Eyewitnesses report that the platform was packed as the train came speeding into the station. | Eyewitnesses report that the platform was packed as the train came speeding into the station. |
| “I saw a man pointing from the locomotive as it entered the platform, and screaming 'There are no brakes, there are no brakes’ before he jumped out of the locomotive. And I don’t know what happened to him,” eyewitness Ibrahim Hussein told Reuters. | “I saw a man pointing from the locomotive as it entered the platform, and screaming 'There are no brakes, there are no brakes’ before he jumped out of the locomotive. And I don’t know what happened to him,” eyewitness Ibrahim Hussein told Reuters. |
| READ MORE: Passenger trains collide in Egypt, at least 12 dead – local reports | READ MORE: Passenger trains collide in Egypt, at least 12 dead – local reports |
| “I was standing on the platform and I saw the train speed into the barrier,” bystander Mina Ghaly added. “Everyone started running but a lot of people died after the locomotive exploded.” | “I was standing on the platform and I saw the train speed into the barrier,” bystander Mina Ghaly added. “Everyone started running but a lot of people died after the locomotive exploded.” |
| Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the incident is being investigated. All train arrivals and departures from the station have been suspended. | Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the incident is being investigated. All train arrivals and departures from the station have been suspended. |
| Almost exactly one year ago, 15 people were killed and 40 injured when two trains collided outside a station in Kom Hamada. | Almost exactly one year ago, 15 people were killed and 40 injured when two trains collided outside a station in Kom Hamada. |
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