Huge fire erupts at police facility in Egypt's Ismailia, several injured

A huge blaze erupted at a police complex in the Egyptian Suez Canal city of Ismailia early on Monday, (Oct 2), wounding at least 38 people as per local media reports.

Videos which have been doing rounds on social media from the spot where the incident took place, showed the city’s security directorate engulfed in flames.

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Out of 26 injured, 24 had suffered from "asphyxiation" and two from burns, local media reported citing the health ministry. Twelve others were treated at the scene.

Fifty ambulances were deployed by the health ministry to the scene, which were later joined by military emergency services including two planes, as per state media reports.

According to local civil defence sources, parts of the building had collapsed under the fire. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known.

(With inputs from agencies)

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