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Egypt's National Theatre gutted by fire
by amyjudd | September 27, 2008 at 08:09 pm | 185 views | 7 comments | 27 recommendations
by mchawk
A fire this morning destroyed the main hall of Egypt's National Egypt in the centre of Cairo.
The fire was caused by an electrical fault.
Three firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation, but there were no other casualties reported as the theatre was closed when the fire began.
The upper house of Egypt's parliament was damaged by a fire last month, also blamed on an electrical fault.
The fire in the National Theatre began just before the evening meal during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
A civil defence official told the state news agency Mena that an electrical short-circuit in the air conditioning system caused an explosion which started the fire.
The theatre was built in 1935 but had been recently renovated.
September 27, 2008 at 08:09 pm by amyjudd, 185 views, 7 comments
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at 20:10 on September 27th, 2008
I think this is an important story and would benefit from other NowPublic contributors working on it. I've flagged it as News Wanted and invite others in relevant locations to look for more evidence.
(I am flagging this myself as there is no other staff member on duty at this time)
at 22:35 on September 27th, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 00:34 on September 28th, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 14:24 on September 28th, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story but I am shocked about the fire.
at 14:52 on September 28th, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Al Jazeera have more on the story:
Source: english.aljazeera.net
at 16:44 on September 28th, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 02:01 on September 29th, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff.