A fire erupted in the church of Abu-Maqar (St Macarius) in the district of Shubral-Kheima in Qalyubiya, 9 km north of Cairo, during the early hours of 11 June. The fire, which erupted due to an electric shortcut in a public cable that runs between the church and a neighbouring residential building, spread to a nearby coffee shop then to the balconies and curtains of the building, then on to the church.
The civil defence department deployed 10 fire trucks to the site, which succeeded in putting out the fire. No casualties were reported.
