An explosion occurred in a lab of Ain Shams University’s Faculty of Engineering on Monday evening, burning down the whole area.
Shaaban Abdel Dayem, head of the Civil Defense Department, said the cause of the explosion is unknown. “But we managed to control the fire,” he said, adding that a firefighter was injured in the process and taken to hospital.
He added that a firefighter was injured in the process of putting out the fire, after receiving a cut in his arm, and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
The university administration has decided to close the lab until repairs are finished.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
