While the causes remain unclear, a large fire broke out at the Al-Ahram Film Studio in Giza, south of Cairo, resulting in injuries to 4 individuals, including two civil protection officers and two civilians. Civil protection forces are still working to manage the flames that have spread to several nearby residential units. Security forces evacuated several apartments close to the site, and the Ministry of Health declared a state of emergency in Giza hospitals.
The Ministry of Interior has completely closed the entrances and exits to the site and has also shut down all gas valves in the Omrania area to prevent a larger crisis. Civil protection dispatched more than 12 firefighting vehicles early Saturday to control the massive fire that erupted in the renowned studio, which is currently filming scenes for the series "Al-Muallim" starring Mustafa Shaaban. Firefighters have made significant efforts to control the flames that have consumed a number of studios and nearby residential apartments, which are still ablaze.
Authorities have formed an engineering committee to investigate the causes and circumstances of the incident, with a detailed report to be submitted once firefighting operations conclude.
The cast of "Al-Muallim" is safe. Ashraf Zaki, the head of the Acting Professions Syndicate in Egypt, confirmed that all members of the "Al-Muallim" crew are fine. He stated, "All the artists in 'Al-Muallim' are fine, thank God, especially since the fire happened after filming had ended. May God protect us, and hopefully, everything will be okay. The causes of this fire remain unknown."
Moreover, it was reported that the actors left 40 minutes before the fire, while the last crew member departed 25 minutes prior to the incident. It is worth noting that shortly before Ramadan, on February 26, the filming site of the series "El Kebir Awi 8," starring Ahmed Mekky, also experienced a fire while shooting some scenes in the Mansouriya area of Qalyubia governorate. At that time, large parts of wooden set decorations were engulfed in flames, but no injuries were reported among the workers or artists.
