Multiple fires across Egypt cause injuries and property damage on July 13

Fires broke out in Dahab, Aswan, Giza, Alexandria, Qalyubia, and Sohag, with injuries in two incidents and material damage in others.

• Five people were injured and five cars burned in a fire at a camp in Dahab; a medical source said the injured were stable and would be discharged after observation.
• A fire on the roof of Aswan University's Surgery Hospital was contained; director Dr. Ramadan Ghaleb said it caused no injuries and did not affect medical services.
• Fires in residential apartments in Al-Omraniya (Giza), Abu Qir (Alexandria), and a factory warehouse in Shubra Al-Kheima were extinguished without casualties.
• A fire on the rooftops of two houses in Sohag destroyed wood and poultry but caused no injuries.

Latest developments

• Egypt's Administrative Prosecution Authority in Sohag has opened an investigation into a fire at the Communications Tower, which was found to have three unlicensed floors.
• The fire broke out on the 13th floor, causing property damage and several smoke inhalation injuries.