“Youm Seven TV” broadcast live on its official page on the social networking site, with one of the eyewitnesses to the incident of the explosion of drainage lines at the new sewage station. In particular As a result of petroleum leakage into the drainage tunnel.
He confirmed that the accident occurred at eight in the morning today, Wednesday, March 27, indicating that everyone was terrified by the sound of the explosion and the flames of fire that destroyed the facades of some houses and shops near the site of the accident. He explained that after the accident, he decided to remove the glass windows from the front of the house, which were damaged. In anticipation of any further damage, he said: “We saw a day miniaturized from the Day of Resurrection from the explosion and fire, and praise be to God, our Lord will protect us.”
Major General Abdel Hamid Al-Hagan, Governor of Qalyubia, moved, accompanied by Engineer Mamdouh Raslan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company for Potable Water and Wastewater, and Dr. Salah Bayoumi, Vice President of the Holding Company for Potable Water and Wastewater, accompanied by both Engineer Adel Hassan, Chairman of the Cairo Sanitation Company, and Engineer Mustafa El-Shimi, Chairman of the Company. Drinking Water in Cairo, Engineer Mansour Badawy, President of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Company in Giza, and Engineer Mustafa Megahed, Head of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Company in Qalyubia, to the site of the fire at the Al-Khosos Water Station, which occurred as a result of the leakage of petroleum materials into the sewage tunnel, which led to the ignition of fires at five sites belonging to the company. In the Al-Qalaj and Al-Khoss stations and the communication rooms between them.
They inspected the site of the explosion at Al-Khosos and Al-Qalaj station, and followed the effects resulting from the fire, which was immediately contained, and which resulted in some material losses that are being counted.
Engineer Adel Hassan, head of the Cairo Sanitation Company, confirmed that the fire occurred as a result of a leak of petroleum materials into the sewage tunnel. The fires were controlled in cooperation with the Civil Defense, and there were no casualties. The material losses are being assessed, and the stations are currently operating efficiently without affecting the service. Provided to citizens.