Divine Providence saved the city of Aga, Dakahlia Governorate, from a terrible accident following a tank exploded inside a petrol station inside the city, injuring 12 people and burning two cars, a tuk-tuk and a motorcycle.
Eyewitnesses in the area confirmed that they heard the sound of a large explosion in the area, which caused them to panic. After that, they saw the fire rising to a height of nearly 12 meters, while the explosion destroyed a number of shops next to the station and the opposite side as a result of the severity of the explosion.
Fifteen ambulances were dispatched to the scene of the fire to transport the injured to Aga Central Hospital, and Dr. Saad Makki, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Dakahlia, directed to raise the state of emergency in the hospital and provide all aspects of care for the injured.
Eyewitnesses from the people of the area indicated that it is not the first time that a fire has occurred at the station, and it happened several years before that, and the Baja Public Prosecution moved to the scene of the accident, and examined the insistence on the station, and examined the two cars, the motorcycle and the burning tuk-tuk Inside the station, they also moved to the neighboring shops and listened to the testimony of the owners of the shops affected by the explosion.
A security cordon was established around the entire station and citizens were prevented from approaching, while the technical committees are conducting inspections to find out the causes of the fire. The Major General, Director of Dakahlia Security, received a notification from the Major General, Director of Investigations of the Directorate, of a report from the emergency services to the warden of the Aga Center, of a massive fire inside a petrol station inside Aga city.