Huge fire in El Gouna Film Festival conference hall

A huge fire broke out in the conference hall, which is scheduled to witness the opening of the El Gouna Festival tomorrow, Thursday, and fire engines were used in an attempt to control the fire.

An official source in the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population said that the fire that broke out in the conference hall did not result in significant losses, explaining that fire engines were used, which succeeded in putting out the fire.

Sources indicated to a number of daily newspapers, that there are only 7 cases of suffocation as a result of the fire, and there is a large spread of ambulance teams to nurse the injured.

The fire caused a number of injuries, as well as charred the red carpet or "red carpet", which was supposed to receive the stars during the opening ceremony tomorrow evening, Thursday.

The main hall of the El Gouna Festival witnessed a state of panic among the attendees and a heavy crowd, whether from the festival guests, or the hotel staff in which the opening ceremony was held, in an attempt to control the fire and help the firefighters, by using the swimming pool water to control the burning fire, and transporting people The injured were transported to ambulances, in preparation for their transfer to El Gouna Hospital.

Inshall Al-Tamimi, director of the El Gouna Film Festival, revealed to Al-Watan newspaper, the size of the losses and injuries caused by the fire, saying that the accident resulted in a small number of workers suffocating, and the total number of victims has not been counted so far, and the necessary measures were taken and they were taken to the hospital, explaining that the details It will be announced clearly in the coming hours.

Al-Tamimi, the festival director, revealed the cause of the El Gouna festival fire. He said, "The most likely possibility is that it was an electrical short circuit, but the investigation is still going on so far, and we are waiting to find out the confirmed cause."

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