Over 40 dead, dozens injured in Egypt church blaze

Cairo: At least 40 were killed and 45 others injured as a result of a fire inside a church in the city of Giza in Egypt, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing security sources.

The sources told the media that 5,000 worshipers were in the church in the Imbaba neighbourhood of the Egyptian city, when the fire broke out, prompting a stampede.