Civil protection forces in al-Qalyubia managed to gain control over a fire that broke out inside a guest building belonging to the Coptic Evangelical Church in al-Qanātir al-Khayrīyah. Fire engines were immediately sent to the location and were able to prevent the fire from extending to neighboring buildings. The mayor of the city received information about the fire from the people in the area and sent the Head of Criminal Investigation to the area with civil protection forces. The fire is thought to have started on the third floor. No deaths or injuries were caused (‘Abd al-Hakam al- Jindī, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Feb. 9, p. 15). Read original text in Arabic.