Overview

• The Egyptian Ministry of Health confirmed eight dead and 35 injured in a clothing-factory blaze in Mahalla al-Kubra and said 26 ambulances transported the injured to Mahalla General Hospital.
• Two security sources told Reuters the Egypt fire stemmed from an electrical short and a boiler explosion that caused a partial building collapse, while the ministry did not specify an official cause.
• Civil Defense teams in Egypt continue rescue and debris-clearance operations, and local media reported the factory fire is under control.
• Sharjah Police and Civil Defense said a Khorfakkan house fire was caused by a limited leak of gases from internal sewage networks that ignited parts of the home.
• A 52-year-old man sustained second- and third-degree burns in the Khorfakkan incident and is receiving treatment at Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital in Fujairah, as officials called for regular inspection and maintenance of sewage and gas systems.