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Electrical wires kill 41 in massive church fire in Egypt's Giza

14 Aug 2022 10:31pm
A picture shows the damage at the Abu Sifin church located in the densely populated Imbaba, part of Giza governorate, (AFP or licensors)
A picture shows the damage at the Abu Sifin church located in the densely populated Imbaba, part of Giza governorate, (AFP or licensors)
CAIRO - At least 41 people were killed and 12 injured in a massive fire that broke out in a Coptic church in Egypt's Giza Province on Sunday, the Egyptian Health Ministry said.

The accident took place in Abu Sifin church in the Imbaba neighbourhood, according to the ministry.

"Four of those injured are in unstable conditions," the ministry said in a statement, adding it had sent 37 ambulances to the scene.

The fire started from an air conditioner on the second floor of the church building because of an electrical fault, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said in a separate statement, reported Xinhua.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi extended his condolences to the victims of the church fire in a phone call to Pope Tawadros II, head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church.

"President Sisi reiterated that all state institutions were providing the necessary support to contain the aftermath of this tragic accident," said the Egyptian presidency in a statement. - Bernama

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