CAIRO, Feb 17, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A building collapse in the Egyptian capital 
killed 10 people and injured eight more on Monday, with several others 
believed to be missing under the rubble, state media reported.

Ambulances were dispatched to the scene in the working class neighbourhood of 
Kerdasa, where civil defence teams searched for people thought to be missing 
under the rubble, according to the Al-Akhbar Al-Youm newspaper.

Eyewitnesses told the state-owned outlet that "a gas cylinder explosion" 
caused the collapse, and a police investigation was under way.

Building regulations are unevenly enforced in the sprawling metropolis of 
Cairo, home to over 26 million people.

The city has seen a number of deadly building collapses in recent years, both 
due to the dilapidated state of some and, at times, failure to comply with 
building regulations.