“Government Building Fire in South Cairo Kills One, Injures Dozens: Exciting Details Revealed”

On Monday, a huge fire broke out in the 7-storey building of the 15th of May Authority, which includes departments of several government departments in the city, injuring 24 people and completely destroying some floors of the building..

A member of the Board of Trustees of the May 15th City Authority, Khalifa Club, revealed to Sky News Arabia that:

• 3 People jumped from the fifth floor to escape the flames.
• The three who jumped are Fraim Fahmy, director of the May 15 Supply Department, Ayman Abdel Karim, an employee of the Supply Department, and Ferial Bakhit, an employee of the Supply Department as well..
• When the fire intensified and before the arrival of the civil defense services, a group of volunteers came to the bottom of the building, where they put blankets and mattresses, and asked the detained employees to jump on them..
• Most of the detainees were in the Supply Department on the fifth floor, so Fahmy jumped to encourage his colleagues, then Abdul Karim and Bakhit jumped after him..

What is the building made of and how did the fire start?

The burned building includes the Civil Registry Department on the ground floor, then the Passports Department above, then the Educational, Medical, Supply and Neighborhood Departments..

The fire started from the ground floor due to an electrical short circuit, then moved to the upper floors through the plastic signs on the front of the building, with some air conditioners exploding and the lack of fire extinguishers or adequate defense measures.

The Public Prosecution conducted the investigation to uncover the full circumstances surrounding the accident and its causes.