Explosion Injures One Person and Brings Down Three Buildings in Alexandria

A gas canister exploded last night, inside a building in El-Max, western Alexandria, that left one person injured and three buildings brought down,Al-Masry Al-Youm reported.

The police team from the Interior Ministry and Civil Protection revealed that the gas canister behind the explosion was in the first floor, and it exploded when a resident was preparing tea on the stove supplied by it. The resident got first and second degree burns all over his body, was transferred to Karmouz Hospital for medical treatment. Two neighboring buildings were extensively damaged in consequence.

In response, authorities of Al-Agamy, the Western Alexandrian district, were told to provide new homes for those who lost their homes in the explosion.

WE SAID THIS: We pray that the injured resident meets a speedy recovery.