{"id":548589,"date":"2022-08-15T04:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T04:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/08\/15\/tragic-fire-kills-dozens-in-imbaba-church\/"},"modified":"2022-08-15T04:00:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T04:00:35","slug":"tragic-fire-kills-dozens-in-imbaba-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/08\/15\/tragic-fire-kills-dozens-in-imbaba-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragic fire kills dozens in Imbaba church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-01\"><\/a> <strong>At least 41 people were killed yesterday <\/strong>when a fire broke out during mass at the Abu Sefein church in Imbaba, the Coptic Church said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CopticSP\/posts\/pfbid02qFPwavU4Cdysb1XMUafuAFNpNMtfNvAzDP6Lrr2d4eReQmUoYcPebeE55dQvFd3Sl\">statement<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid0t38uZ4VLhwxpGdSJQMhe8NPVhJAWxHs7MDXPoUYv5XxBSSoLcUB26A2mYRc3rKF6l\">Health Ministry said<\/a> that 55 people were taken to hospital for treatment. Most of those killed in the blaze were children, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/lest-35-killed-egyptian-church-fire-security-sources-say-2022-08-14\/\">Reuters<\/a> reported citing two sources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The fire was caused by a <\/strong><strong>short circuit in an A\/C unit<\/strong> on the second floor of the church, the Interior Ministry said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MoiEgy\/posts\/pfbid0Mm3DVPzSN5qqj69qpZqGEECX5PYsPwnm87mLNE9YhKiaWAv9iEo4ZUDLxQ4MG39al\">a statement<\/a>. The blaze blocked an entrance to the church, triggering a stampede among the hundreds of worshippers attending mass, security sources told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/lest-35-killed-egyptian-church-fire-security-sources-say-2022-08-14\/\">Reuters<\/a>. Prosecutors have launched an investigation into the incident, the Public Prosecution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ppo.gov.eg\/posts\/pfbid0qgBrx9h4NT4sEgmSFy9EQ6zwS7UM2W9MFoYstjHjG8J1TTnaBXxwhWDME2ZdNpRnl\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Families of the deceased will get financial compensation from the state:<\/strong> Each family who lost a loved one in the fire will receive immediate compensation of EGP 100k, Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly said in TV comments reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3zZkXSy\">Youm7<\/a>, while the families of the injured will receive up to EGP 20k, he added. Social Solidarity Minister Nevine El Kabbaj earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid0XYbyvfMB6jVaoKEWoNrXehdsJ666bXNatZneX4XPm1vQ7p56a6D67tq54udsPXrxl\">stated<\/a> that families will also receive an additional EGP 50k in compensation from civil society organizations and Al-Azhar. The seat of Sunni knowledge said yesterday that it would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OfficialAzharEg\/posts\/620865699397948\">immediately make donations<\/a> to the families of victims and that its hospitals were on standby to receive the injured.<\/p>\n<p><strong>President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is \u201cclosely following the developments of the tragic accident,\u201d<\/strong> he said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AlSisiofficial\/posts\/pfbid0kgTEwEjsZyD8EgExRU7os9Azb2wjyUNNDP3qo5HhoGRStC4hEyqFvA6EAZJLqcVEl\">a statement<\/a>. \u201cI directed all concerned state agencies and institutions to take all necessary measures, and to immediately deal with this accident and its effects.\u201d El Sisi and Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly both called the head of the Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros II, to offer their condolences, according to official statements by <a 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href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHOEgypt\/status\/1558837693106241537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1558837693106241537%7Ctwgr%5E367ff38e4d005d0d9fbffd64685f2ceefc01543d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.ahram.org.eg%2FNewsContent%2F1%2F1234%2F473176%2FEgypt%2FForeign-Affairs%2FWorld-offer-condolences-to-Egypt-over-victims-of-A.aspx\">World Health Organization (WHO)<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EUinEgypt\/status\/1558816299853250562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1558816299853250562%7Ctwgr%5E367ff38e4d005d0d9fbffd64685f2ceefc01543d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.ahram.org.eg%2FNewsContent%2F1%2F1234%2F473176%2FEgypt%2FForeign-Affairs%2FWorld-offer-condolences-to-Egypt-over-victims-of-A.aspx\">European Union Delegation to Egypt<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNICEF_Egypt\/status\/1558818712412717058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1558818712412717058%7Ctwgr%5E367ff38e4d005d0d9fbffd64685f2ceefc01543d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.ahram.org.eg%2FNewsContent%2F1%2F1234%2F473176%2FEgypt%2FForeign-Affairs%2FWorld-offer-condolences-to-Egypt-over-victims-of-A.aspx\">UNICEF Egypt<\/a> all expressed their condolences to the victims\u2019 families, along with embassies of various countries to Egypt (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USEmbassyCairo\/status\/1558850838000504839?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1558850838000504839%7Ctwgr%5E367ff38e4d005d0d9fbffd64685f2ceefc01543d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.ahram.org.eg%2FNewsContent%2F1%2F1234%2F473176%2FEgypt%2FForeign-Affairs%2FWorld-offer-condolences-to-Egypt-over-victims-of-A.aspx\">US<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rusembegypt\/status\/1558801525379670019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1558801525379670019%7Ctwgr%5E367ff38e4d005d0d9fbffd64685f2ceefc01543d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.ahram.org.eg%2FNewsContent%2F1%2F1234%2F473176%2FEgypt%2FForeign-Affairs%2FWorld-offer-condolences-to-Egypt-over-victims-of-A.aspx\">Russia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FranceenEgypte\/status\/1558806008134352897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1558806008134352897%7Ctwgr%5E367ff38e4d005d0d9fbffd64685f2ceefc01543d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.ahram.org.eg%2FNewsContent%2F1%2F1234%2F473176%2FEgypt%2FForeign-Affairs%2FWorld-offer-condolences-to-Egypt-over-victims-of-A.aspx\">France<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BelgiumCairo\/status\/1558798548518506496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1558798548518506496%7Ctwgr%5E367ff38e4d005d0d9fbffd64685f2ceefc01543d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.ahram.org.eg%2FNewsContent%2F1%2F1234%2F473176%2FEgypt%2FForeign-Affairs%2FWorld-offer-condolences-to-Egypt-over-victims-of-A.aspx\">Belgium<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NZinEgypt\/status\/1558821102356660224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1558821102356660224%7Ctwgr%5E367ff38e4d005d0d9fbffd64685f2ceefc01543d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.ahram.org.eg%2FNewsContent%2F1%2F1234%2F473176%2FEgypt%2FForeign-Affairs%2FWorld-offer-condolences-to-Egypt-over-victims-of-A.aspx\">New Zealand<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwissEmbCairo\/status\/1558821970275442688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1558821970275442688%7Ctwgr%5E367ff38e4d005d0d9fbffd64685f2ceefc01543d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.ahram.org.eg%2FNewsContent%2F1%2F1234%2F473176%2FEgypt%2FForeign-Affairs%2FWorld-offer-condolences-to-Egypt-over-victims-of-A.aspx\">Switzerland<\/a>). Leaders of Arab countries, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qna.org.qa\/en\/News-Area\/News\/2022-08\/14\/0054-hh-the-amir-sends-condolences-to-president-of-egypt\">Qatar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/posts\/pfbid031qbQUj6ZMJMYFuXqVc4yEe5ctktX4r7BPWv72FNCuZ4w4YCQuwRZLdMQU4ndsS7ol\">Tunisia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2376691#2376691\">Saudi Arabia<\/a>, also sent El Sisi their condolences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The story leads the conversation on Egypt in the international press this morning: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/middle-east-africa-religion-fires-egypt-edb5996566c71ccc5dc632bfbe513aea\">Associated Press<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/lest-35-killed-egyptian-church-fire-security-sources-say-2022-08-14\/\">Reuters<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/africa\/20220814-fire-during-mass-at-cairo-coptic-church-kills-more-than-40-say-church-officials\">AFP<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/fire-kills-at-least-41-at-egyptian-coptic-church-nursery-11660486083?mod=hp_listb_pos1\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-08-14\/blaze-at-egyptian-church-leaves-at-least-41-dead-ahram-reports?sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/08\/14\/world\/middleeast\/egypt-fire-church.html?searchResultPosition=1\">New York Times<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-62541074\">BBC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/08\/14\/africa\/egypt-fire-intl\/index.html\">CNN<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/aug\/14\/egypt-church-fire-giza\">The Guardian<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2022\/08\/14\/fire-rips-through-egyptian-church-killing-at-least-40\">Euronews<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/video\/egypt-dozens-killed-as-fire-rips-through-cairo-church-during-sunday-service-12673074\">Sky News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 41 people were killed yesterday when a fire broke out during mass at the Abu Sefein church in Imbaba, the Coptic Church said in a statement. The Health Ministry said that 55 people were taken to hospital for treatment. Most of those killed in the blaze were children, Reuters reported citing two sources. 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