A massive fire at a police facility in northeastern Egypt has injured at least 38 people. The fire raged for several hours before firefighters could extinguish it, authorities said.
Flames raged through the multi-storey building that was completely obscured by a massive cloud of smoke before the blaze was brought under control.
By dawn, all that remained of the headquarters was a charred shell as emergency services carried out cooling procedures to prevent another fire from breaking out.
On social media, users shared footage of the fire which showed individuals trapped inside, calling for help from the windows.
The cause of the blaze is not yet known, and security forces have sealed off the area. Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfik has ordered an investigation into the causes of the fire, as well as a “structural safety review” for the building, his ministry said in a statement.
Authorities have not made statements on how many policemen and detainees were inside the building overnight.
