Gas leak kills Egyptian family of 7 in their Cairo home
According to a police statement, the tragedy took place on Monday in the Sharabia neighborhood of the Egyptian capital where the family — the parents and five siblings, aged 13 to 26 — died of suffocation.
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- Published Date: 02:27 | 01 February 2022
- Modified Date: 02:41 | 01 February 2022
A gas leak has killed a family of seven in their Cairo home, Egyptian authorities said.
According to a police statement, the tragedy took place on Monday in the Sharabia neighborhood of the Egyptian capital where the family — the parents and five siblings, aged 13 to 26 — died of suffocation.
Fires and gas leaks occur occasionally in Egypt, a country of about 100 million people, especially in shanty towns and impoverished neighborhoods where safety measures are not followed.
Last month, four children died when a fire erupted in their apartment in Cairo's Faisal neighborhood.
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