Fire Breaks Out at Home Containing Gas Cylinders in Sharqia

A fire broke out at a house containing cooking gas cylinders in Ezbet Abu Rifai, a hamlet in the Belbeis district of Egypt’s Sharqia governorate.

Civil Protection crews were dispatched to the property in response to the blaze.

Ambulances and a security force also headed to the scene. No information was provided on whether anyone was injured.

The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage were not immediately clear. There was also no confirmation of whether the gas cylinders were affected or whether the blaze had been brought under control.