Investigations
are currently underway to determine the cause of the blaze. Written By/ Nevine
El-Aref.
The
storied Islamic monuments surrounding Al-Muizz Street in Historic Cairo are
safe and unaffected by a fire that broke out in a shop there on Wednesday, Head
of Egypt's Islamic and Coptic Antiquities Sector Al-Saeed Helmi announced.
Helmi
told Ahram Online that the shop that caught fire sits in front of private
residential building number 88, which is not registered on Egypt's heritage
list for Islamic monuments.
The
nearest monument is Al-Ashraf Bersbay School, located 400 metres away, Helmi
said. The school was untouched by the blaze and remains safe and sound.
The
civil security authority extinguished the fire promptly after it started at
dawn. Investigations are currently underway to determine the cause of the
incident.
A
committee from the Ministry of Antiquities is also on site to follow the
investigation and monitor all monuments on the street.
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