12 injured in huge fire broke out in 3 buildings in Cairo

CAIRO – 31 January 2022:  A total of 11 people were injured in a fire that broke out Sunday in a three-storey building in Hussein district in Cairo.

The fire started at the first floor of the building, and extended to the second floor, and then to two adjacent buildings.

Civil Protection Forces headed to the site, and extinguished the fire. The cause of the fire is likely due to a short circuit in power cables, according to authorities.

The Ministry of Health deployed 10 ambulance vehicles, and transferred the injured to Hussein Hospital to receive needed treatment.

The Ministry of Endowment confirmed that Hussein Mosque in Cairo was not affected by the fire.

Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal has ordered the swift removal of debris left behind by a huge fire that broke out in a shop and spread to the neighboring houses of Al Hussein Mosque in downtown Cairo following the inspection and criminal investigation procedures by the public prosecutors.