Four workers were killed and at least 22 others were injured in a fire that broke out on Monday at a key data centre in Cairo, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the spokesperson at Egypt\u2019s Health Ministry, told Reuters on Tuesday. <\/p>\n
The blaze at a Telecom Egypt ETEL.CA facility, which state TV said was contained on Monday, caused disruptions to communications across the capital. <\/p>\n
Egypt\u2019s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat, said in a statement on Tuesday that services will be gradually restored within 24 hours. <\/p>\n
In a statement on Tuesday, Telecom Egypt said it mourned the employees that lost their lives and offered support for their families. <\/p>\n
The fire halted phone calls, and disrupted internet access, with internet monitoring group Netblocks saying network data showed national connectivity at 62% of ordinary levels. <\/p>\n
The health ministry posted alternative numbers for ambulance services across different governorates in case people were unable to reach its main hotline. <\/p>\n
Besides phone calls, some digital banking services were also impacted including credit cards, ATM machines and online transactions, a bank source and residents said on Monday. Banks had already been closed for the day. <\/p>\n
The injuries were mostly because of smoke inhalation, health ministry spokesperson Ghaffar said on Monday. <\/p>\n
The state news agency MENA said on Monday the fire had been prevented from spreading to the entire building and neighbouring rooftops. <\/p>\n
An initial examination indicated that the fire was likely to have been caused by an electrical short circuit, MENA cited a security source as saying. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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