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2002 Al Ayyat train fire

2002 CE · Egypt, Africa · Disaster

The El Ayyat train disaster occurred at 2 a. m. on 20 February 2002 in an eleven-carriage passenger train traveling from Cairo to Luxor. A cooking gas cylinder exploded in the fifth carriage, causing a fire which destroyed seven third-class carriages.

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