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Fire hits Cairo telecom hub

AFP | Cairo

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A major fire erupted at a key telecommunications hub in the Egyptian capital yesterday, the Cairo governorate said in a statement, causing significant phone and internet disruption.

The health ministry said in a statement that 14 people had been injured in the fire. The blaze began on the seventh floor of the historic telephone exchange in downtown Cairo.