A fire broke out on Sunday in the Church of the Virgin in the village of Asker, Al-Saff District, Giza Governorate, and devoured the contents of the church, which is located on the ground floor. Copts gathered around their church amid scenes of grief.
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Anba Zosima, the bishop of Atfih and al-Saff, said that the fire did not result in any casualties and that it was “caused by a candle left by one of the worshipers.”
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On the other hand, reviewing the available images from the surveillance cameras indicates that the candle ignited suddenly and in an unusual way.. However, there does not seem to be a tendency to investigate in depth, contenting that an ordinary “candle” is behind the accident…
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