Egypt: "Dozens of people are dead and injured"

On August 14, local time, the Egyptian Health and Population Department issued a statement saying that a fire in a martyr's church in the Baba area in Giza, Egypt. As of now, the number of casualties announced by the Egyptian church is 41 to death and 14 injuries.The number of casualties reported by Egyptian media such as 35 deaths and 45 injuries, the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health have not disclosed the number of casualties, and the casualties are still verified.

Fire accident scene

Egyptian Health and Population spokesman Husham Abdul-Gafaha said that the ministry had sent 30 ambulances to the fire scene and transferred the wounded to a local comprehensive hospital.According to a statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior on the 14th, the cause of the fire was the internal electrical failure of the church that caused the air -conditioning fire on the second floor.

People and police stand near the fire scene. Source: Foreign media

Egyptian President Cecil said in his social media that he would closely pay close attention to the progress of the fire accident in the church in Giza, and asked the local government to take all necessary measures to deal with the disaster and provide treatment for the wounded.

Source: CCTV News Client

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