A textile dyeing facility collapsed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, killing six people and injuring 22. The authorities blamed the accident on the poor construction of the factory building. According to Gamal Al-Taruti, Head of the Interior Ministry’s public safety department explained the cause of the disaster to be a design defect in the building. “The building did not meet construction standards,” he told the media. An initial investigation found that the accident was caused by the unauthorized construction of a third floor at the factory. An entrepreneur involved in the construction was detained, while arrest warrants were issued for two others as well as the owners of the building.
