US EditionBlaze at Cairo Telecommunications Building Kills 4, Disrupts Internet, Phone
- A fire broke out on July 7, 2025, in a telecommunications building in Cairo, injuring at least 22 people, according to Egypt's health ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar.
- The fire caused major communication disruptions across Cairo, including difficulties making phone calls, as reported by local media.
- The National Telecom Regulatory Authority stated that the fire led to a temporary disruption of telecommunications services.
- An initial examination suggested the fire was likely caused by an electrical short circuit, as cited by MENA from a security source.
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Cairo's Telecom Hub Ablaze: Fire Disrupts Communication Networks
A fire in a key telecom data center in Cairo caused significant communication disruptions across the city, injuring 22 people primarily due to smoke inhalation. While phone calls and internet services malfunctioned, efforts are underway to restore services. The fire is believed to have been sparked by an electrical short circuit.
Four people have died in a major fire in a data center in the Egyptian capital Cairo. More than twenty people were injured, most of them by inhaling smoke. The fire broke out yesterday evening in the building of the country's main telephone company, Telecom Egypt. The victims were employees of the company. Telephone and internet traffic are experiencing problems because of the fire, because the building is the main hub for the internet in Egypt.…
Blaze at Cairo telecommunications building kills 4, disrupts internet, phone
Four workers were killed and at least 22 others were injured in a fire that broke out on Monday at a key data centre in Cairo, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the spokesperson at Egypt’s Health Ministry, told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Blaze at Cairo telecommunications building disrupts communications, injures 22
At least 22 people were injured after a fire broke out on Monday in a key telecoms data centre in Cairo, the spokesperson for Egypt's health ministry told Reuters, as disruptions of communications across the capital were recorded.
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