Tag: Cairo fire chief Gamal Halawa

At least 81 injured in downtown Cairo fire

CAIRO , Egypt (AFP) — At least 81 people including firefighters suffered minor injuries on Monday when a fire spread quickly through a commercial area in downtown Cairo, Egyptian officials said. The fire erupted overnight in a small hotel in the Al-Mosky neighborhood, not far from the Al-Azhar mosque, and moved rapidly to four nearby buildings, police told AFP. The buildings included warehouses containing plastic materials which helped the fire to spread. The cause of […]