Fire at Al-Azhar masjid contained

A fire that broke out inside Al-Azhar Masjid, in Al-Gamaleya area, has been brought under control without any fatalities.

Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayeb called for an urgent and comprehensive report on the damage caused.

The Civil Protection used four fire engines to control the fire, a result of a short circuit in a lamp in a storage room, before it spread to the prayer square.

Hani Odeh, director of Al-Azhar masjid said that the fire was limited to one of the back rooms of the third floor.

Osama Talaat, head of Islamic sector, confirmed that the building was safe, adding that a committee, headed by Ahmed Abu Bakr, vice president of sector, immediately went to the site to ascertain the damage.

He said upon visual inspection they found no damage to the building, its inscriptions, decorations or wooden items where the fire started.