Three people have been killed and 17 others injured on Thursday following a fire that broke out from a helium cylinder explosion at Arabella Plaza Mall in Egypt's New Cairo.
Egypt's Ministry of Interior denied reports circulating on social media regarding an elevator collapse inside the mall, clarifying that the damage resulted directly from a gas cylinder explosion inside a ground-floor gift shop, causing a fire and damaging several storefronts.
The Ministry of Health and Population deployed eight ambulances to the scene. Eleven of the injured were admitted to New Cairo Specialised Hospital, while six others were transferred to nearby medical facilities for treatment and evaluation.
Egyptian authorities have opened an investigation into the cause of the explosion and initiated the required legal procedures.
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