UPDATE 4 – Fire kills 20 at Cairo’s main train station

ADDS MINISTER’S RESIGNATION; REVISES DEATH TOLL</p> <p>CAIRO (AA) – At least 20 people were killed and 43 injured when a fire tore through Cairo’s main train station on Wednesday, according to the Health Ministry.</p> <p>Photos shared on social-media platforms showed clouds of smoke rising from central Cairo’s Ramses Train Station. </p> <p>According to local media, the fire was caused by a fuel tank explosion that occurred after a train collided with a safety barrier. </p> <p>At a subsequent press conference, Health Minister Hala Zayed confirmed that at least 20 people had been killed by the blaze and another 43 injured. </p> <p>Most of the victims’ bodies, he said, had yet to be identified.</p> <p>Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli has since visited the train station, where he vowed to bring responsible parties to account. </p> <p>Egypt’s attorney-general, meanwhile, has also ordered an investigation into the incident. </p> <p>Later Wednesday, Madbouli accepted the resignation of Transport Minister Hisham Arafat, which the latter tendered in the immediate wake of the fire.</p> <p>Egypt’s railway system has a relatively poor safety record due to poor management and a lack of investment in rail infrastructure. </p> <p>In 2002, more than 350 people were killed when fire ravaged a passenger train near Cairo.