CHILDREN AMONG HUNDREDS OF VICTIMS OF EGYPT CHURCH FIRE

  • 15/08/2022

After a fire broke out at a church in Egypt, dozens of people perished, many of them were crushed in a hasty attempt to flee.

According to authorities, there are at least 41 fatalities and several injuries. There may be children among the deceased.

At the Coptic Abu Sifin church in Giza, where 5,000 people had gathered for Mass, an electrical fire started, according to security sources, Reuters.

According to them, the fire blocked an entry and led to a stampede.

According to medical documents cited by CNN, 18 children between the ages of 3 and 16 were killed.

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