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Health Minister Hala Zayed said that the injuries caused by the explosion ranged from extremely dangerous to medium, and that the evacuation and transfer of 54 cases of patients from the institute to from other centers.
"There are three to four Critical Care Critical Cases at Nbader Institute Hospital." The rest of the injuries ranged from minor to moderate fractures, in addition to more or less serious burns and serious injuries in various areas. parts of the body, "said on his Facebook page the spokesman of the Ministry of Health.
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The Interior Ministry said the explosion had been caused by a private car that was traveling in the opposite direction of Corniche El Nile Street, in front of the Institute of Oncology, before three cars collided, causing the explosion.
Serious damage
The official Egyptian news agency reported that the explosion had caused serious damage to the Institute of Oncology front and that the damage was spreading to some of the Institute's rooms.
Videos circulating on social networks showed fire engines trying to control a huge fire and several private cars damaged by the blast.
| An explosion that occurred yesterday caused serious damage to the front of the Cairo Institute of Oncology and some of its halls. (European) |
Egyptian Attorney General Nabil Ahmed Sadeq ordered the opening of an investigation into the blast. A team of prosecutors, experts in forensics and explosives arrived in the blast zone.
Patients and staff
The Cairo University Media Office said in a statement that all the patients and workers of the Institute of Oncology were fine, stating that the incident had occurred near the administrative building, away from the patients' rooms, explaining that immediately after the incident, an emergency room and operations had been put in place to monitor the situation. Al-Aini hospital to receive all the victims of the accident.
Cairo University President, Mohamed Othman Al-Khasht, said the state of emergency, called on medical staff to take care of the patients of the National Institute of Medicine. Oncology and ordered Al-Khasht to establish technical committees to inspect the facilities of the Institute and ensure that it is not damaged as a result of the accident.
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Egyptian journalist Mohamed Mounir told Al Jazeera that it had been confirmed that the accident had been caused by an explosion outside the Institute of Oncology, but was added that the force of the explosion was not consistent with the fact that the accident was a collision between a private car and other cars.
The accident was initially caused by a gas pipeline explosion at the Institute of Oncology, but residents testified that the explosion was caused by a collision of cars outside the Institute of Oncology. state health.
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