Firefighters put out a fire in a police headquarters building in Ismailia, Egypt, Oct. 2, 2023.
At least 38 people were wounded after a huge fire erupted at a security directorate in the Egyptian Suez Canal city of Ismailia in the early hours of Monday, Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population said in a statement. (Photo by Ahmed Mohamed/Xinhua)
CAIRO, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- At least 38 people were wounded after a huge fire erupted at a security directorate in the Egyptian Suez Canal city of Ismailia in the early hours of Monday, Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population said in a statement.
Fifty ambulances rushed to the scene and transferred the wounded to Ismailia Medical Complex. Twenty-four persons suffered serious burns and suffocation, according to the statement.
Local civil defense and armed forces were sent to put out the fire, while the cause of the blaze hasn't been verified yet.
State-run Nile TV reported the facade wall of the police premises was pulled down by the blaze that reached four floors.
All workers in the building were ordered to evacuate until the blaze is contained. ■
This photo taken on Oct. 2, 2023 shows a police headquarters building after a fire in Ismailia, Egypt.
At least 38 people were wounded after a huge fire erupted at a security directorate in the Egyptian Suez Canal city of Ismailia in the early hours of Monday, Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population said in a statement. (Photo by Ahmed Mohamed/Xinhua)
Firefighters put out a fire in a police headquarters building in Ismailia, Egypt, Oct. 2, 2023.
At least 38 people were wounded after a huge fire erupted at a security directorate in the Egyptian Suez Canal city of Ismailia in the early hours of Monday, Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population said in a statement. (Photo by Ahmed Mohamed/Xinhua)
Firefighters put out a fire in a police headquarters building in Ismailia, Egypt, Oct. 2, 2023.
At least 38 people were wounded after a huge fire erupted at a security directorate in the Egyptian Suez Canal city of Ismailia in the early hours of Monday, Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population said in a statement. (Photo by Ahmed Mohamed/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 2, 2023 shows a police headquarters building after a fire in Ismailia, Egypt.
At least 38 people were wounded after a huge fire erupted at a security directorate in the Egyptian Suez Canal city of Ismailia in the early hours of Monday, Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population said in a statement. (Photo by Ahmed Mohamed/Xinhua)
