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At least 3 killed, 32 injured in Egypt mall fire

At least 3 killed, 32 injured in Egypt mall fire

Xinhua
20 Mar 2026, 14:15 GMT+

CAIRO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed and 32 others wounded on Friday in a huge mall fire in the Northern Egyptian city of New Damietta, the Egyptian Health Ministry said.

The main cause of the fire was the explosion of a helium tank used to inflate balloons, according to local authorities.

The incident took place on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, when people commemorate the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

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