Urgent decisions of the Governor of Cairo following the collapse of the Suez Bridge property

Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal inspected Al-Salam Hospital to check on the condition of injured survivors of the collapse of the property of the Omar Ibn Al-Khattab division in the Al-Salam neighborhood in the Gesr Al area -Suez.

The Governor of Cairo decided to form an engineering committee to examine the property adjacent to the collapsed property and indicate how it was affected by the collapse, and the debris resulting from the accident was removed as soon as the Prosecutor’s Office completed the inspection, andProvide the necessary medical attention to citizens and follow up until their condition improves.

Abdel Aal confirmed, in a press release on Saturday, that immediately after the accident occurred, the maximum emergency situation in the hospital was lifted, and all medical teams were present to provide health services to the injured … indicating that all medical supplies were available at the hospital.

The Central Operations Room of the Cairo Governorate received a notification early today of the collapse of a building consisting of a basement, ground floor and 9 typical floors on Refrigerator Street, Omar Ibn Al-Khattab division, together with Omar Ibn Al -Khattab Subway Station (Al-Salam District 1).

Immediately, Major General Khaled Abdel Aal, Governor of Cairo, went to the scene of the accident, accompanied by civil protection forces, ambulances, security leaders and all the executive bodies of the governorate to follow up on the rescue operations. of the residents of the property. The governorate continues to search for the presence of people under the rubble.

Eyewitnesses and families revealed Saturday that the reason behind the collapse of the Suez Bridge property was construction work on the property itself.

Residents said that a person of Arab (Syrian) nationality rented a “basement” of the property, and that some extensions were being carried out on it.

Neighbors indicated that the expansions affected some columns, causing a trend in the property two days before the collapse.

Sources present at the site of the Suez Bridge property collapse said that upon arrival at the site of the collapse, neighbors assured them that a sudden slight tilt occurred two days ago.

Neighbors added that some of them feared for themselves and their family and left the property, while the rest of the neighbors remained in their places because there were no alternative places for them.

Residents were surprised that the property had collapsed and concerned authorities were notified.

The Civil Defense Force and the ambulance arrived at the site of the collapse of the Suez Bridge property, to remove the neighbors from under the rubble of the collapsed property.

Police imposed a security cordon around the property to make way for the Civil Protection Forces and Ambulances to remove residents from under the rubble of the collapsed property.

A multi-story property on Shark Street, near Gamal Abdel Nasser Street, in Gesr El Suez, Cairo governorate, collapsed in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Residents circulated videos of the property after its fall, clamoring for help in pulling residents out from under the rubble, and demanding that ambulances be called quickly to remove people from the bottom of the Suez Bridge property. .

Residents and eyewitnesses said the property contained several residents, including children, and asked civil protection agencies to quickly remove them from under the rubble in an attempt to rescue them.

While eyewitnesses confirmed that the Engineering Institute security was among the victims of the Al-Zahra cold store, and it collapsed on them.

Residents and eyewitnesses said the property contained several residents, including children, and asked civil protection agencies to quickly remove them from under the rubble in an attempt to rescue them.