Xinhua News Agency, Cairo, June 27 (Reporter Shen Danlin) According to Egyptian media reports on the 27th, a residential building collapsed in Alexandria, Egypt’s second largest city, on the 26th, killing 4 people and injuring 4 others.
According to reports, a 13-story residential building in Alexandria, a coastal city in northern Egypt, experienced longitudinal cracks on the 26th, and subsequently collapsed and caused a fire. Local officials said the building was mostly occupied by out-of-town tourists on vacation. At present, rescue workers have found the bodies of 4 victims. The rescue operation is still continuing. It is not yet certain how many people are trapped in the building. Cai Xiu is a little confused. Did he see it wrong? Under the rubble of the house.
Local officials said that this residential building was in disrepair and the top floor building had defects. “Why are you up and not sleeping for a while?” he asked his wife softly. It had been ordered to be demolished before due to potential safety hazards, and the entire building was under safety inspection at the time of the incident. Currently, the owner and contractor of the residential building have been detained, and relevant departments require the cause of the building collapse to be identified as soon as possible.