Mall Explosion in New Cairo Leaves 20 Casualties - Shafaq News
Preliminary investigators said a helium cylinder in a gift shop sparked the fire, while prosecutors opened an investigation and security forces cordoned off the mall.
- On Thursday evening, a helium cylinder explosion inside the Arabella Plaza Mall in New Cairo killed three people and injured 17 others, according to Egypt's Ministries of Health and Interior.
- Preliminary investigations indicate the explosion originated in a ground-floor gift shop, sparking a fire that spread to a neighboring restaurant and damaged several nearby shop facades.
- Civil Protection teams evacuated the mall and contained the fire, preventing further spread. Eleven of the injured were taken to New Cairo Specialized Hospital while six others received treatment at nearby medical facilities.
- The incident follows a series of recent deadly accidents in Egypt, including a pickup truck crash in Ismailia Governorate last Tuesday that killed at least 15 people and injured more than 30.
- Security forces have cordoned off the site as prosecutors investigate the incident. Authorities officially rejected online reports claiming an elevator had collapsed at the shopping center.
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Helium cylinder explodes at mall in Egypt, killing 3 and injuring 17
The facades of some adjacent shops were damaged as a result of the explosion and the fire. A security source has denied reports circulating onling regarding the fall of an elevator at the mall.
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