UPDATE: At Least 41 Killed, 45 Injured in Fire Inside Church in Egypt That Was Full With 5,000 Worshipers

Mother of three children, who died during the fire that broke out in the Abu Sifin church, reacts before their and other victims’ funeral inside the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Warraq Al Arab district in Giza Governorate, Egypt, August 14, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

UPDATE: At Least 41 Killed, 45 Injured in Fire Inside Church in Egypt That Was Full With 5,000 Worshipers

An electrical fire swept through an Egyptian Coptic Christian church during Mass on Sunday, causing a stampede and killing at least 41 people, most of them children and many suffering from smoke inhalation.

The blaze started just before 9 a.m. in the Abu Sifin church in the city of Giza where about up to 1,000 people had gathered.

The fire blocked an entrance to the church, causing the stampede, the two sources said, adding that most of those killed were children.

Source: Reuters, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Sayed Sheasha

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