One person was killed and three others were injured in a massive fire that broke out inside a popular restaurant on Othman Ibn Affan Street in Heliopolis on late Saturday night, a security source confirmed.
Five fire engines, four ambulances, and dozens of civil defense personnel rushed to control the flames, which quickly spread from the restaurant to three residential floors above it and the facades of four adjacent shops.
The evacuation was hastily arranged – some residents were sleeping, while others were eating dinner when the smoke caught them off guard. One of them ran out barefoot, carrying a child in his arms.
An elderly woman collapsed after escaping the building with the help of neighbors.
Flames engulfed the entire restaurant and spread outside amid intense efforts by firefighters to contain the blaze.
The narrow location and dense urban area contributed to the delay in bringing the situation under control, but rescue efforts succeeded in preventing the fire from spreading further.
The popular restaurant, teeming with customers just hours before the incident, was reduced to a charred shell, with burnt wood and shattered remnants scattered along the street.
Once the fire was brought under control, investigators began collecting samples and documenting the scene, while neighboring shop owners watched their losses rise with the smoke.
The Public Prosecution appointed forensic experts to determine the cause of the fire and requested police investigations into the incident and its circumstances.
It also instructed Civil Defense to submit a report on the restaurant’s compliance with safety and fire prevention requirements and to summon the restaurant’s owner and employees for questioning.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
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