At least 41 killed in Egyptian church fire: Church officials

The air conditioner in a classroom on the second floor of the building where the church is located broke down and released a large amount of smoke, which was the main cause of injuries and deaths:
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1. Egypt’s Coptic church, citing the health ministry, has said 41 people were killed and 55 were injured in a fire at a church in the city of Giza, near Cairo.

Egypt’s health ministry had earlier said “several” people have been killed on Sunday at the Abu Sifin coptic church in the Imbaba neighborhood. [@ .aljazeera]
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2. At least 41 killed as huge blaze rips through church in Egypt: Many of victims are feared to be children after building with nursery inside erupted in flames during Sunday service attended by 5,000 worshippers.
Another 45 people are thought to be injured and have been hospitalized in Giza.

The electrical fire broke out as 5,000 worshippers gathered for mass at the Abu Sifin church in the Imbaba neighborhood, causing a stampede, security sources said.

The presence of a nursery inside the church prompted fears most of the dead are children, Reuters reported.
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3. A fire ripped through a church in a densely populated neighborhood of the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Sunday as congregants worshipped, killing at least 41 and injuring 14, the Coptic Church said.

It was one of the worst fire tragedies in Egypt in recent years.

The cause of the blaze, which produced huge amounts of smoke in the Abu Sefein church in the working-class neighborhood of Imbaba, was not immediately known. An initial investigation pointed to an electrical short-circuit, according to a police statement.

The Coptic Church cited health officials in reporting the casualty toll. It said the fire broke out while a service was underway.

"The air conditioner in a classroom on the second floor of the building where the church is located broke down and released a large amount of smoke, which was the main cause of injuries and deaths," the ministry said. inside.
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