BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: In Egypt, rescue crews are continuing to pull out bodies from the charred and twisted wreckage of a passenger train. That train caught fire early this morning, south of Cairo, en route to Luxor, killing at least 370 on the ground there. Rosemary Church now with more on what happened in Egypt.</s>ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The cars were burned down their steel frames and gutted. At 2:00 a.m., the train was only 70 kilometers into a long trip to Luxor from Cairo when the blaze erupted. Witnesses say it started in the cafeteria car, toward the rear of the train. Police say many of the passengers died when they jumped from the burning carriages. Bars on some of the carriage windows trapped other victims inside. The train traveled for another six to eight kilometers, its driver unaware of the horrific scene unfolding on the rails behind. The train kept moving for a long time, and the driver did not realize that there was a fire on the train, people started screaming, and throwing themselves at the windows and the doors. Finally the train stopped.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): We pushed each other, and we were suffocated by the smoke, and we through each other out the windows.</s>CHURCH: Each of the 11 cars was reportedly overcrowded with holiday makers, returning to their homes with the annual Id Al Daz (ph) festival. Ambulances and fire trucks responded from Cairo, but arrived much too late to save those overcome by the flames. Local hospitals has taken some of the injured, and officials are sending the worst cases on to Cairo. Rosemary Church, CNN.
In Egypt, Rescue Crews Pull Bodies from Wreckage of Train