2021 Obour clothing factory fire explained
| 2021 Cairo clothing factory fire |
| Date: | 11 March 2021 |
| Location: | Obour, Egypt |
| Type: | Fire |
| Reported Deaths: | 20 |
| Reported Injuries: | 24 |
On 11 March 2021, a fire occurred at a clothing factory in Obour,[1] a city in Egypt near Cairo.[2] It killed at least 20 people and injured another 24.[3] Fifteen fire trucks were dispatched to extinguish the fire.
The cause of the fire was likely a chemical explosion involving flammable materials stored in the basement of the building.[4] [5] Enforcement of safety standards and fire regulations in Egypt is notoriously lax, and fires are not uncommon in factories and hospitals.[6] [7] 2021 set a record for fires in factories worldwide, with nearly 2,000 confirmed factory fires around the world during the year.[8]
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Notes and References
- News: 11 March 2023 . Egypt: Garment factory fire kills at least 20 . .
- Web site: Egypt: At least 20 dead in Cairo clothing factory fire. Al Jazeera English. 11 March 2021. 11 March 2021.
- Web site: Garment factory fire kills at least 20 in Egypt. Reuters. 11 March 2021. 11 March 2021.
- Web site: 2021-03-12 . Twenty dead, 24 injured in factory fire outside Cairo . 2023-10-15 . Egypt Independent . en-US.
- News: 12 March 2021 . ارتفاع حصيلة ضحايا حريق بمصنع شمال القاهرة إلى 20 قتيلا . ar . The death toll from a fire in a factory north of Cairo has risen to 20 . .
- News: 2021-03-11 . Fire at garment factory in Egypt kills at least 20 people, officials say . en-CA . The Globe and Mail . . 2023-10-15.
- Web site: Al-Khatib . Ahmed . 2023-10-02 . حريق مديرية أمن الاسماعيلية: وزارة الداخلية المصرية بصدد التحقيق في الأسباب التي أدت إلى الحريق الهائل . An advisory committee to investigate the causes of the “burning” of the Ismailia Security Directorate building in Egypt . 2023-10-15 . BBC News عربي . ar.
- Web site: Kavilanz . Parija . 2022-01-28 . A jump in factory fires is dangerous for the people who work there - and the supply chain . 2023-10-15 . CNN . en.
