Al-Masry Al-Youm confirmed on Friday morning that a boiler explosion at a garment factory in the industrial area of El-Mahalla El-Kubra resulted in the death of 7 people and injured 30 others who were transferred to El-Mahalla General Hospital.
The newspaper reported that civil protection forces continue their efforts to search for victims and injured individuals under the rubble of the clothing factory, with a security cordon imposed around the accident site. It indicated that necessary legal measures have been taken regarding this incident.
The security apparatus in the Gharbia Governorate’s Security Directorate received a notification indicating a report from residents about a massive fire breaking out inside a factory in El-Mahalla El-Kubra, with flames and thick smoke rising.
Immediately, a security force from the criminal investigation department responded and moved to the fire site, deploying 27 ambulances and 10 fire trucks to control the flames.
The fire brigades managed to extinguish the fire before it spread to nearby spinning and weaving factories, warehouses, shops, and workshops in the city of El-Mahalla El-Kubra, and necessary legal measures have been taken regarding this incident.
