The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced, on Monday, that it has raised the state of readiness in Ismailia Governorate hospitals to receive any injured people as a result of the fire accident that broke out at dawn today in the Ismailia Security Directorate.
The official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, confirmed that 50 fully equipped ambulances were sent to the fire site immediately upon receiving reports of the fire, confirming the availability of all emergency medications and blood groups in the governorate’s hospitals.
Abdel Ghaffar indicated that the ambulances provided services to 12 injured people and left the accident site, while 26 cases were transferred to the Ismailia Medical Complex, including 24 cases of suffocation and two cases of burns, indicating that 7 injured people were discharged after receiving the service and their health condition improved, and follow-up is underway.
Video clips on social media showed the Ismailia Security Directorate building completely engulfed in flames, and the cause of the fire is not yet clear.
Two witnesses told Reuters that firefighters apparently faced difficulties at first to put out the fire, and after more than 3 hours, state television announced that the fire had been brought under control.
Civil defense sources said that the fire caused parts of the building to collapse.
Later, the forces were able to control the fire, and operations are now underway to cool the site, and two aircraft are participating in firefighting operations.
2023-10-02 05:26:01
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