Nine-storey building collapsed in Cairo, 18 killed and 24 injured

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CAIRO, 29 March, 2021 (TON): Early Saturday, a nine-story apartment building collapsed in the capital of Egypt that left 18 killed and about 2 dozen injuries.  

Khalid Abdel-Al, the administrative head of the Cairo governorate, rescue workers were searching for any survivors trapped under the rubble of the building in the el-Salam neighborhood.

Police cordoned off the area, keeping back the curious and people apparently looking for relatives in the building.

Workers were seen using bulldozers to clear away debris.

However, it was not immediately clear what caused the building's collapse; therefore, an engineering committee was formed to examine the structural integrity of neighboring buildings.

 

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