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Manshiyat Nasr blaze kills
A fire at a furniture manufacturing workshop in the Manshiyat Nasir area of Cairo led to part of a building collapsing after an explosion of an air compressor, killing one employee and two civil defense personnel on the spot.
“Major General Mohamed Al-Sharbini was transported to hospital in critical condition before dying a day after the incident.”
Major General Mohamed Al-Sharbini, director of the General Administration for Civil Protection in Cairo, was transported to hospital in critical condition and died of his injuries following the fire.
Telegraph Egypt reported that Major General Dr. Mohamed El-Sharbini was martyred after being injured in the Manshiyat Nasr fire yesterday evening, joining Captain Abdulrahman Al-Adwy and two police officers who were martyred while extinguishing a fire at a wood workshop in Manshiyat Nasr.
The incident was described as involving a wood warehouse and a carpentry workshop, with the building collapsing completely and leaving several casualties and injuries.
In the aftermath, Civil Protection forces continued cooling operations at the fire site to prevent rekindling of the flames while relevant authorities conducted investigations and inspections to determine the causes and circumstances of the fire.
Officials praise and mourn
Egyptian media personality Mustafa Bakri called for naming streets after the martyrs of the Manshiyat Nasr fire, saying on the 'Sada El-Balad' channel: "Let us pause for a moment and reflect on what happened in the Manshiyat Nasr fire".
Bakri said the story was not "three police officers who sacrificed their lives" but about courage and the conduct of the Egyptian Police, and he listed the ranks of Major General Dr. Mohamed El-Sharbini, Captain Abdel Rahman El-Adwy, and Police Constable Hamad Abdeljawad.
Telegraph Egypt described the funeral and the deaths as including an officer, a police sergeant, and a civilian, while also saying Civil Protection forces continued cooling operations and authorities tallied losses.
In statements to Telegraph Egypt, a resident said: “We woke up at 3 a.m. to the sound of our windows rattling from the intensity of the fire,” and added that she saw an officer helping evacuate residents before learning he died in the line of duty.
The Cairo Governor, Dr. Ibrahim Saber, mourned Major General Mohamed Al-Sharbini and said he died a hero among his men while performing duty after a fire broke out at a timber warehouse in Manshiyat Nasr and caused the building to collapse.
Aftermath and what’s at risk
Beyond the immediate deaths, the sources describe ongoing investigation and inspection work to determine the causes and circumstances of the Manshiyat Nasr fire and to tally losses.
“the relevant authorities conduct the necessary investigations and inspections to determine the causes and circumstances of the fire”
Telegraph Egypt said relevant authorities were conducting the necessary investigations and inspections while Civil Protection forces continued cooling operations to prevent rekindling of the flames.
Al-Jazeera Net added that the fire erupted in an area crowded with unlicensed workshops, and it said the major was academically distinguished with a PhD in Police Sciences in November 2021 and honored with the First Class Medal of Excellence on Police Day in 2026.
Al-Jazeera Net also described proactive steps, including the Egyptian government beginning to move workshops to a dedicated complex to secure them and the Ministry of Interior working to modernize the firefighting system by importing suits equipped with self-contained breathing apparatuses and increasing reliance on firefighting robots.
In parallel, the SeneNews report on Egypt’s Al-Obour industrial zone described how a furniture factory fire killed 25 people after an explosion of a gas cylinder, with 22 people also injured and 23 fire engines dispatched, underscoring the broader pattern of industrial fire risk described across the sources.
