Fire Engulfs Police Facility in Egypt’s Ismailia, 25 Hurt

Fire Engulfs Police Facility in Egypt’s Ismailia, 25 Hurt
Efforts are made to douse a fire that broke out at a police facility, in Ismailia, Egypt, on Oct. 2, 2023. Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
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A huge fire erupted at a police facility in the Egyptian Suez Canal city of Ismailia early on Monday, injuring at least 25 people before firefighters contained the blaze after several hours, emergency services and media reported.

Videos posted on social media showed the city’s security directorate engulfed in flames. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known.