Egypt: At least 41 people killed in fire at church - reports (Breaking)

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PresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sissi says he is closely following the latest developments of the 'tragic accident' amid fears that many of the dead are children.

At least 41 people have reportedly been killed in a fire at a church near Egypt's capital, Cairo.

The number of dead was announced by the country's Coptic Church, citing health officials.

Fourteen other people were reportedly injured.

https://news.sky.com/story/egypt-at-least-41-people-killed-in-fire-at-church-in-cairo-reports-12672913

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Dozens killed in Egypt church fire

CNN) — At least 41 people were killed, and at least 14 injured after a fire broke out at a church in Giza's Imbaba neighborhood in greater Cairo on Sunday, according to a spokesperson for the Egyptian Coptic Church citing health officials.

At least two officers and three civil protection service members were injured responding to the fire at Abu Sefein church, Egypt's interior ministry announced in a Facebook post.

The statement added that the fire started around 9 a.m. local time and was caused by an electrical failure in an air conditioning unit on the church's second floor.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/14/africa/egypt-fire-intl/index.html