Overview

• The fire ignited Monday evening on the seventh floor of Telecom Egypt’s 10-story Ramses-area building in downtown Cairo, authorities said.
• Fourteen people, including two emergency responders, were hospitalized with injuries ranging from burns to smoke inhalation.
• Investigators traced the blaze to an electrical short circuit in a critical equipment room and confirmed it was confined before spreading further.
• Network data showed national connectivity dipped to 62% during the outage, and services have been restored progressively.
• The incident highlights recurring fire-safety vulnerabilities in Egypt’s public infrastructure following several high-profile blazes.