UPDATE 5 – Fire kills 20 at Cairo’s main train station

ADDS TURKISH CONDOLENCES</p> <p>CAIRO (AA) – At least 20 people were killed and 43 injured when a fire tore through Cairo’s main train station Wednesday, according to the Health Ministry.</p> <p>The fire was caused by a fuel tank explosion that occurred after a train collided with a safety barrier at Ramses Train Station, according media reports. Photos shared on social-media showed clouds of smoke rising from the station.</p> <p>Health Minister Hala Zayed said most of the victims’ bodies 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 fire. </p> <p>Later Wednesday, Madbouli accepted the resignation of Transport Minister Hisham Arafat, which he tendered in the immediate wake of the fire.</p> <p>Turkey offered its condolences to victims’ families and wished the injured a speedy recovery.</p> <p>“We are saddened to hear that many lost their lives and were injured in a fire that erupted at the Ramses Train Station in Cairo today,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.</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.