APA mandated the total demolition of Giza's Faysal building

Egypt’s Administrative Prosecution Authority (APA) ordered, on Saturday, the total demolition of a building in Giza's Faysal area, in which a massive fire occurred last week.

Also, APA ordered the formation of an ad-hoc committee made up of specialists from Ministry of Transports to scrutinize Faysal building to see whether there was any infringement on the Ring Road, as investigations revealed that no records reporting any infringement on the Ring Road buffer area by the building was ever drawn upsince the latter was first constructed.

APA commissioned the local municipality of Kerdasa to quickly carry out the decision.

APA also madated the formation of a committee of specialists from the Ministry of Transport, to inspect Faysal's building and verify the existence of any infringements on the Ring Road buffer zone.

Investigations into the safety measures and possible violations at the building where a shoe store was located revealed that no reports of infringement against the building were filed, particularly relating to the Ring Road buffer zone.

Moreover, the APA also assigned a committee of specialists from the Ministry of Manpower’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The committee will look into the findings of the investigation, particularly related to the shoe store’s existence at the property.

It will also investigate any failings on the part ofspecialists in occupational safety and health in Giza regarding the procedures that should be taken to verify the availability of industrial security requirements in the building.

Late on Saturday, a massive fire broke out at a shoe and leather store in a building located near the Ring Road in the Giza district of Faysal. No civilian injuries have been reported in the incident, but the building’s owner was arrested on charges of building without a permit.

According to televised statements made by Giza governor, the building does not contain a factory but a shoe store and consists of 16 floors with each level comprised of 9 apartments and each apartment priced at LE500,000. Only eight apartments have dwellers.

Giza governorate was ready to demolish the building long time ago, but no action was taken since then, because the owner submitted a plea bargain, which was turned down later on for failure to meet basic requirements, he explained.