CAIRO: A fire in Cairo has destroyed one of the Arab world’s most prestigious and oldest film production houses, founded 80 years ago.
Flames overtook the Al-Ahram Studio in Cairo’s Giza district, burning everything inside and spreading to three surrounding buildings, which were evacuated before the blaze reached them.
Residents of neighboring buildings were still sleeping on the ground in nearby streets at dawn on Saturday.
Security sources said that there were no deaths, though some people suffering from smoke inhalation were treated at the scene.