The fire devastated the al-Ahram Studio built in 1944 in the Giza region, west of the capital. Three neighboring buildings were evacuated before the flames arrived.
Security sources clarified that the fire did not cause any casualties, however reporting "minor cases of suffocation who were rescued at the scene" According to local media, the fire broke out after the filming of a soap opera broadcast during Ramadan. In the 1950s, Egypt was the world's third largest film producer. Today, it claims three quarters of Arab film production.