Criminal lab assigned to investigate cause of Gouna Film Festival’s Hall fire in Egypt’s Red Sea governorate

CAIRO – 14 October 2021: A security source confirmed that the criminal lab was assigned to determine the causes of a fire that broke out in the main hall that will host El Gouna Film Festival in the Red Sea governorate.

The fire was brought under control and no deaths were reported.

Festival officials earlier revealed that the cause of the accident was an electrical short circuit, which led to a fire in the hall floor, wooden stands and some decorations.

Health Ministry said in a statement that 14 people were injured due to suffocation, affirming hospitalizing many of them to El Gouna Hospital while treating others in the scene.

The ministry said it sent numerous ambulances and mobile clinics to the place of the fire.

The festival officials, however, affirmed that the festival will be held as scheduled. It is scheduled to extend until 22 October.