List of fires in Egypt explained

This is a list of major structural fires in Egypt. It includes fires with one or more confirmed fatalities in a workplace or other public place (e.g., trains), or that result in the loss of the building.

Fire inspections and regulatory enforcement are lax in Egypt, especially since the 2011 Egyptian revolution,[1] so large and deadly fires are somewhat more common than usual.[2] [3] [4] The government of Egypt said that there were nearly 50,000 reported fires, in which 203 people died and 855 people were injured, during 2022.[5]

21st century

!Fire!Year!Place!Deaths!Notes
Police station fire2023Ismailia038 people injured.
Giza church fire2022Giza41[6] Electrical problem in an air conditioning unit.[7]
Clothing factory fire2021Obour20[8] Caused by chemicals stored in the basement. Also 24 injuries.
Hospital fire2021Kafr El Sheikh2[9] Electrical problem in hospital ICU unit caused a fire that killed two patients.
Shoe warehouse2021Giza0Business was unlicensed. 13-story building engulfed by fire.
Juvenile detention center2021Cairo6[10]
Hospital fire2020Obour7Fire in ICU unit.
Hospital fire2020Alexandria7Fire in the hospital killed seven patients and injured another.
Highway fire2020Cairo0Cars on a nearby highway set fire to a leaky oil pipeline. 17 people were injured.
Ramses Station rail disaster2019Cairo25[11] Train derailment, possibly due to brake failure.[12] [13]
Restaurant fire2015Cairo17[14] Arson by a disgruntled ex-employee. Restaurant had no emergency exits.
Furniture factory fire2015Obour25+Gas container exploded in an elevator at a factory without safety permits.
Beni Suef Cultural Palace fire2005Beni Suef46[15] A candle set fire to the stage scenery. Fire extinguishers were not in place, and the theater was overcrowded.[16]
El Ayyat railway fire2002near El Ayyat370+[17] Fire on board, probably caused by portable cooking gas used by a passenger to heat food, resulted in hundreds of deaths.[18]

20th century

References

  1. Web site: 11 March 2021 . Egypt: At least 20 dead in Cairo clothing factory fire . 11 March 2021 . Al Jazeera English.
  2. News: 11 March 2023 . Egypt: Garment factory fire kills at least 20 . .
  3. Web site: Fire kills dozens in Egypt factory – DW – 07/28/2015 . 2023-10-30 . Deutsche Well . en.
  4. News: 2015-07-28 . Egypt furniture factory fire kills at least 25 people . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-10-31.
  5. Web site: Magdy . Samy . Fire erupts in a police headquarters in Egypt, injuring at least 14 people . 2023-10-30 . en . Associated Press News. 2 October 2023 .
  6. Web site: Salem . Mostafa . Kourdi . Eyad . Engels . Jorge . Humayun . Hira . 14 August 2022 . Children among dozens killed in Egypt church fire . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815001006/https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/14/africa/egypt-fire-intl/index.html . 15 August 2022 . 14 August 2022 . CNN.
  7. Web site: 14 August 2022 . A fire at a church in Cairo kills 41 people and hurts 14 others . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814211222/https://www.npr.org/2022/08/14/1117418291/officials-fire-at-coptic-church-in-cairo-kills-41-hurts-14 . 14 August 2022 . 14 August 2022 . . Associated Press.
  8. Web site: 2021-03-12 . Twenty dead, 24 injured in factory fire outside Cairo . 2023-10-15 . Egypt Independent . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2021-05-12 . Official says fire at ICU in Egypt hospital kills 2 patients . 2023-10-30 . AP News . en . Associated Press.
  10. News: 2021-06-04 . Egypt: Fire at detention centre kills six teenagers . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-10-30.
  11. News: Samaan . Magdy . 28 February 2019 . 25 Dead after train explodes inside station . 34 . The Times . 72782 . 0140-0460.
  12. Web site: 27 February 2019 . Egypt: Dozens killed in crash and fire at Cairo train station . 27 February 2019 . Al Jazeera.
  13. Web site: 27 February 2019 . Egypt: Dozens killed in crash and fire at Cairo train station . 27 February 2019 . Al Jazeera.
  14. Web site: 4 December 2015 . Molotov explosive kills 16 people at Cairo restaurant: security officials . Reuters.
  15. News: 2006-05-23 . Egyptian theatre fire convictions . en-GB . BBC . 2023-10-30.
  16. Web site: Hala Halim . 2005-09-15 . In the aftermath of Beni Suef . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080318001309/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/760/cu4.htm . 2008-03-18 . 2006-08-29 . Al-Ahram.
  17. Web site: 20 February 2002 . Horror on Egypt fire train . 2023-10-30 . CNN.
  18. News: 2002-02-20 . Stove blamed for Egypt train inferno . en-GB . . 2023-10-30.

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