At least 41 people
have been confirmed dead in a fire outbreak at Abu Sefein church in the
working-class neighbourhood of Imbaba in Giza Governorate, Egypt.
According to a report by Bloomberg,
another 14 people were injured in the fire incident that started at the Coptic
church during Sunday morning service.
The report added that fifteen firefighting vehicles were
dispatched to the scene to put out the flames while ambulances ferried the
casualties to nearby hospitals.
A police statement confirmed that the fire was ignited by an electrical short-circuit.
Reacting to the incident in a tweet on his verified
Twitter handle, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, Egypt’s
president, expressed his condolences to the victims’ families.
He said government has put in place necessary measures to
mitigate the effect of the fire outbreak.
“I am closely following the developments of the tragic
accident in Al-Munira Church in Giza Governorate, and I have directed all
concerned state agencies and institutions to take all necessary measures, and
immediately deal with this accident and its effects, and to provide all aspects
of health care for the injured,” the president wrote.
“I offer my sincere
condolences to the families of the innocent victims who moved to the side of
their Lord in one of the houses in which they are worshipped.”
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