Four dead, dozens injured in Cairo telecoms centre fire

Cairo flights delayed after telecoms fire, but all services resumed by Tuesday morning, civil aviation ministry says

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At least four people were killed and 27 injured in a fire at a major telecoms centre in Egypt's capital that caused widespread disruptions, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

Internet and phone connections were still heavily disrupted in Cairo on Tuesday, with the Egyptian stock exchange suspending operations.

Flights into and out of the capital had also been affected by the fire, which began on Monday evening, although by the following morning the civil aviation ministry said all flights had resumed following delays caused by the blaze.

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Gas and electricity outages were also reported on Monday by Cairo governor Ibrahim Saber.

"Civil defence forces recovered four bodies from the scene of the incident," the healthy ministry said in a statement.

The authorities are yet to announce a cause for the fire, nor has any information been given about the 27 injured.

Local media reported that the fire at the Ramses Exchange, the former communications ministry headquarters, was extinguished on Monday night.