A fire ripped through a church in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Sunday sending huge amounts of thick black smoke into the air as congregants worshipped, killing at least 41 and injuring 14, the Coptic Church said.
The cause of the blaze in the Abu Sefein church in the working-class neighborhood of Imbaba was not immediately known. An initial investigation pointed to an electrical short-circuit, according to a police statement.
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's Coptic Church says a fire at a Cairo church Sunday killed at least 41 people and injured at least 14 others. The Church, citing health officials for the casualty toll, said the b.