Directory of Railway Fire and Disaster of 2002 Resources

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Accounts of the Cairo-Luxor train fire and disaster of 20 February 2002, described as the worst railway calamity in Egyptian history, and perhaps world history as well.

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• Minister Resigns over Egypt Train Fire

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1835451.stm
  Announces that Egypt President Hosni Mubarak has accepted the resignations of Transport Minister Ibrahim al-Demeri and head of the country's railway authority, Ahmed al-Sherif, after the country's worst rail disaster; from BBC News, Friday, 22 February 2002

• Railroad Accidents

  http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001450.html
  Succinct compilation of major railroad accidents, which puts the Egyptian disaster of 20 February 2002 into context of other such incidents dating back to 1831; from FactMonster (Information Please).

• Seeking Answers in Egypt Train Fire

  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/seeking-answers-in-egypt-train-fire/
  Report dated February 21, 2002, provides early information on the investigation into causes of the Egyptian train inferno of the previous day; from CBSNews.com.

• Train Fire That Killed 370 Puts Egypt's Malaise in Spotlight

  http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/07/world/train-fire-that-killed-370-puts-egypt-s-malaise-in-spotlight.html
  Political and social commentary on issues raised by the train disaster; by Alan Cowell, in The New York Times.

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