Disasters · Alexandria collapseAlexandria building collapse kills two; search continues for three childrenAired October 21, 2026 at 6:14 AM UTCWritten October 21, 2026 at 6:17 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A five-story apartment building collapsed in Alexandria, killing two people.0:11The death count isn't final.0:12Rescuers were still searching the rubble for three children early Wednesday.0:16Can they find them and account for everyone who was inside?0:19The people killed were Niamh Muhammad Ali Askari, aged 65, and Ahmed Ashraf Musa0:24Ali, aged 23.0:26Rescuers recovered a second body beneath the debris, bringing the death count to0:30two.0:31An ambulance took the body away.0:33The building stood in Abu Sulaman, in Alexandria's East District.0:37Its preliminary identification is number 34, Saad Zaghloul Street, off Altara Al0:43Marduma Street.0:44The precise street address is still being checked, although the neighborhood and0:48city are clear.0:49The collapse reportedly happened Tuesday evening, October 20th.0:52A preliminary inspection found a ground floor and four upper floors.0:56The ground floor and first upper floor were unoccupied.0:59Rescuers still need to account for the people who were in the building when it fell.1:03The injured rescue count ranges from two to three.1:06An earlier account described three people pulled out, another described two rescued1:10and a search for a third.1:12The later casualty details named two injured survivors.1:15Those figures can't safely be added together.1:18Amal, Saleh, Asa, and Hoda Ahmed Mohammed were the two injured survivors named.1:23Other people may also have escaped or been rescued, but the overall injury total is1:27still unsettled.1:29Nobody has explained why the rescue counts differ.1:31Two fire engines and twelve ambulances were dispatched.1:34Police received the emergency alert through the 2nd Ramel Police District and went1:38to the site with civil protection personnel.1:40Responders set up a security cordon to keep people away from the danger area.1:44Crews also placed a metal barrier around the collapsed structure to control movement1:48nearby.1:49Utility representatives attended, and gas and electricity were disconnected as a1:53precaution.1:53A recovered body was taken to the morgue under the investigators' authority.1:57Governor Ayman Adia and Alexandria Security Chief Haydam Haddad attended the scene2:01to oversee the response.2:03The governor said local authorities, security personnel, and civil protection were2:07working together.2:08He described intensified rescue efforts and measures to secure the area.2:11Investigators have opened a case into the collapse.2:14They're checking the building's permit history and whether demolition or repair2:17orders existed.2:18The cause hasn't been explained, and investigators haven't announced findings on2:22those checks.2:23Three children were still being sought early Wednesday: Jana, Hanin, and Miriam2:28Hossum.2:29That search is separate from the disagreement over injured survivors.2:32The children's fate is still unknown, and rescuers haven't announced that everyone2:36inside has been accounted for.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗