Egypt’s Administrative Prosecution Authority (APA) ordered, on Saturday, the total demolition of a building in the Faysal area of Giza, in which a massive fire occurred last week, in implementation of the dilapidated buildings committee in the city.
The APA order was directed at the local municipality of Kerdasa, which will now have to quickly implement the decision.
The APA also ordered for the formation of a committee of specialists from the Ministry of Transport, to inspect the building in Faysal district and verify the existence of an infringement on the Ring Road buffer area.
Investigations into the safety measures and possible violations at the building where the store was located revealed that no reports of infringement against the building were filed, particularly relating to the Ring Road buffer zone.
Moreover, the APA also assigned a committee of specialists from the Ministry of Manpower’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The committee will look into the findings of the investigation, particularly related to the shoe store’s existence at the property.
It will also investigate deficiencies by specialists in occupational safety and health in Giza regarding the procedures that should be taken to verify the availability of industrial security requirements in the building.
Late on Saturday, a massive fire broke out at a shoe and leather store in a building located near the Ring Road in the Giza district of Faysal. No civilian injuries have been reported in the incident, but the building’s owner was arrested on charges of building without a permit. The fire caused extensive
