At least 41 people died in a fire in an religious place in Egypt

Xinhua News Agency, Cairo, August 14th (Reporter Yao Bing) The Ministry of Health of the Egypt said on the 14th that a fire broke out on the day of a religious place adjacent to the Egyptian capital Cairo, which had killed at least 41 people and injured at least 12 people.

The Ministry of Health of Egypt issued a statement saying that the fire occurred in the Abubfen Church in the Bubai District of Giba.After the fire, 37 ambulances rushed to the scene to carry out rescue, and the number of casualties was still in the statistics.The Egyptian Ministry of the Interior issued a statement saying that according to preliminary investigations, the fire was caused by electrical failures inside the church.

The Presidential Palace issued a statement on the same day saying that after the fire, President Cecilia called the head of the Egyptian Copper Church to express his condolences to the victims.

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