Banha Railway Accident
The Banha Railway Accident was a fire that occurred on April 29, 1931 on a moving train near Banha , Egypt . 46 people died.
the accident
A train from Alexandria to Cairo was full for a public holiday. That is why he also carried older carriages with wooden superstructures. The last car caught fire in front of the Banha train station . The fire, presumably caused by travelers, quickly spread to the two 3rd class cars in front of it . The locomotive staff did not notice the fire and drove on, which was fueled by the wind. Only a signal post succeeded in making the locomotive staff aware of the disaster.
Many people died jumping off the moving train. By the time the train stopped at Banha Station , the fire was so advanced that local staff could no longer provide help. The telephone and telegraph lines accompanying the route had also been damaged by the fire, which made it difficult to call for external help.
consequences
46 people died, 10 of them children, and 41 people were also injured.
literature
- Peter WB Semmens: Disasters on the rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 .
- Message in the Sumatra Post dated May 1, 1931; reproduced in a translation by Walter Rothschild : The Burning Train . In: HaRakevet 115, p. 19 (iv).
Remarks
- ↑ Semmens, p. 85, reports of 48 deaths.