A fire at the Ramses switchboard of the Telecom Egypt company in downtown Cairo has impacted mobile telecommunication and internet services in the surrounding areas, Sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm.
Damages to the telecommunications building are currently being assessed. Preliminary inspections indicate the fire originated on the seventh floor in the administrative offices, though the cause remains unknown, according to the sources.
“Besides phone calls, some digital banking services were also impacted including credit cards, ATM machines and online transactions,” Reuters reported.
Civil defense dispatched several fire trucks to control the fire and prevent it from spreading to adjacent buildings. Officials confirmed that necessary measures are being taken to quickly restore mobile communication and internet services.
Electricity was cut off in the immediate vicinity as a precautionary measure. Ambulances were on standby, and police regulated traffic and kept citizens away from the scene to facilitate firefighting efforts.
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