At least 21 people were injured due to a fire in the center of Cairo.

At least 21 people were injured due to the fire in one of the buildings in the central district of Cairo. This was reported on July 7 by the Youm7 newspaper, citing a representative of the Egyptian Ministry of Health, Hussam Abdel Ghaffar.

"The number of injured as a result of the fire that broke out today in the Ramses Central building in the center of Cairo has reached 21 people," the publication says.

To eliminate the fire, 17 emergency vehicles equipped to extinguish the fire were sent to the site. It is noted that no deaths were registered.

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The People's Front announced that civil servants were being forced to fight fire, but the volunteer units did not confirm the information.

Earlier that day, a fire broke out at a warehouse in Yekaterinburg, its area reached 3.5 thousand square meters. m. It was reported that more than 70 specialists and 30 pieces of equipment were involved in fighting the fire.