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Cairo train crash, fire death toll jumps to 25

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An Egyptian medical official says the death toll from a train fire in Cairo's central railway station has risen to 25.

 

Mohammed Said, the head of the Cairo Railroad hospital, says the death toll is expected to rise further following the blaze. He added that at least 47 people were injured.

 

Railway authorities say a railcar rammed into a barrier inside the station causing an explosion of the fuel tank and triggering a huge blaze that engulfed that part of the station.

 

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