since been discredited, and investigation has so far failed to discover how exactly the wagons were able to travel from Nishapur to Khayyam on their own, why so many highly flammable cargoes were stored and transported together, and why the details of the crash weren't discovered sooner, perhaps in time to arrange an evacuation. A statement from the Iranian Transport Minister Ahmad Khorram shortly after the incident reported that natural causes could not have caused the disaster, and that an investigation was underway to determine whether it was incompetence or malice by railway staff that allowed the wagons to come loose from where they were parked. See also Lac-Mégantic derailment - a 2013 derailment of fuel train and subsequent fire and explosions in the core of a Canadian town, also caused by railcars parked on an incline becoming loose. Viareggio train derailment - a 2009 derailment of a fuel train in Viareggio, central Italy that caused explosions and fire which killed 32 people. Soham rail disaster - a 1944 fire and subsequent explosion of an ammunition train near Soham, England. References External links BBC Report on Aftermath Immediate Iranian statement Guardian News Report China Daily News Report MSNBC News Report People responsible for Nishapur train disaster announced by court 2004 disasters in Iran Explosions in 2004 Railway accidents in 2004 Derailments in Iran 2004 in Iran Explosions in Iran Train disaster Accidental deaths in Iran History of Nishapur Runaway train disasters February 2004 events in Asia Train and rapid transit fires