Fire on train leaves 29 injured in Menufia - Health Ministry

Monday 26-01-2015 06:48 PM
Fire on train leaves 29 injured in Menufia - Health Ministry

People travel on an overcrowded train in Cairo November 18, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

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CAIRO, Jan 26 (Aswat Masriya) - A train carriage was set ablaze on Monday upon arriving at the Shebin al-Kom station in Menufia, leaving people 29 injured, the Health Ministry said.

Civil Protection forces as well as fire fighters were able to put out the fire that engulfed a carriage carrying newspapers.

The criminal lab initially determined that the fire started as a result of an accelerant.

Menufia has witnessed escalating violence in the last few days, including electricity pylon explosions in Quesna and Shebin al-Kom, a fire on a train and a train track explosion.

Egypt's cabinet decided on Sunday to partially close some train lines during night hours until the end of January "to ensure the public's safety."

Explosions and fires have targeted trains and railways in several governorates since the army ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in July 2013 following mass protests against his rule.

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