A security source in the Civil Protection department in Qalubia said in a statement that “the fire that broke out in the church of St. Macarius in Ibrahim Beik area in Shubra Al-Khaima was caused by the burning of the wooden scaffold used to build the church after a fire infiltrated from a residential apartment, Explaining that the church is under construction and there are no casualties, and that the civil protection forces controlled the fire.
Major-General Ehab Khairat, the director of Qalioubiya security, received notification of the incident and sent 10 fire trucks to try to extinguish the fire and prevent its spread to neighboring areas.
The minute is being edited and submitted to the Public Prosecution to investigate and count the losses.
