Activists circulated on the platforms a few days ago, a video of what was said to be volcanic lava in Gharbia Governorate, but it turned out that the video was related to huge fires that devoured the domestic crops of the village of “Shubra Malas” of Gharbia Governorate in Egypt.
The terrible fire spread over an area of more than 15 thousand square meters, and came on the product of planting a thousand acres of linen. As a result, Gharbia Governorate declared a state of emergency, and was paid with 19 firefighting cars, 3 water tanks with a capacity of 35 tons, 34 water cars, 8 ambulances, and heavy equipment to contribute to the 19 -hour firefighting efforts, and did not succeed until after the fire was fully devoured.
It resulted in the injury of more than 20 people, some of them with superficial burns, bruises and fractures, and others suffocated as a result of the massive smoke emitted from the fire.
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Many comments continued on social media after circulating terrifying videos of the flax crop fire in Gharbia Governorate, and episode (2025/5/11) of the “Networks” program was monitored some comments.
Shahinaz, Taher, tweeted, “All thanks to the heroes of the epic who all cooperated to put out the fire after its continuation … from the governor of the civil protection of the water, centers, neighborhoods, and people of the country.”
Ahmed Sami gave advice to those concerned, saying, “Guards from specialized security companies must be appointed, the presence of firefighters near these sites, and such crops must be stored away from homes.”
While Mahmoud Suleiman said, “I think a catastrophe of this size needed the armed forces’ intervention with the firefighting units,” said Mahmoud Suleiman.
“The problem is that linen is in open places … and anyone has an evil that can ignite fires in the whole world … the government must provide a land designated for the linen.”
And he said in the nature of the character, “Our Lord compensates for their owners … The important thing is that there is no loss of life from people … the money is compensated.”
It is noteworthy that the linen crop, which was devoured in the village of Shubra Malas, caused losses exceeding 70 million pounds, equivalent to approximately $ 1.4 million.
Egypt is ranked sixth globally in the export of linen, and the village of Shubra Malas, which is affiliated with the “Zeft” center, produces 90% of Egyptian production, and 8% of global production.
