Cairo, Jan 6 (.) Six people died and seven others suffered smoke inhalation in a fire on Monday at an addiction treatment facility in Egypt’s Qalyubia governorate, north of the capital Cairo, state media reported.
Upon receiving the alarm, security forces and civil protection units, supported by fire engines and ambulances, rushed to the site in Benha city, state-run Akhbar El-Yom newspaper reported.
Firefighters contained the blaze, preventing it from extending to adjacent residential buildings in the densely populated area, the report said.
Public prosecution has launched an investigation while authorities have ordered a forensic inspection to determine the cause of the fire.
. XINHUA ARN