A Fire In A Church In Egypt Leaves Dozens Dead And Injured

The statement added that the fire started around 9 a.m. local time and was caused by an electrical fault in an air conditioning unit on the second floor of the church. Most of the deaths and injuries were caused by smoke inside the church’s classrooms after the electrical failure, the interior ministry said.
“We are in constant contact with the local authorities and the Ministry of Health,” the head of the Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros II, said, according to the church’s spokesman. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi tweeted his condolences to the victims of the fire at the Abu Sefein church. “I express my sincere condolences to the families of the innocent victims who moved to be with their Lord in one of the houses of worship,” El Sisi said. The Egyptian president said he was closely following the developments of the “tragic accident” and that he instructed government agencies and institutions to take the necessary measures to immediately deal with the tragedy and provide care to the injured.