CAIRO: Number of Suez's schools were evacuated today, as the fire taking place in the Nasr Petroleum Company continued. The fire started on Saturday, when oil tanks began to burn. It should be mentioned that one person has died, while 12 have been injured in the fire, according to MENA. Fire trucks and ambulances arrived on the scene few hours ago, after company workers reported hearing a series of loud explosions, after which a fire broke out in a large petroleum tank, El-Ahram newspaper reported. Moreover, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, has deployed air force jets to encircle the area and help put out the fire at the request of General Sidqy Sobhy, commander of the Third Army. The Nasr Petroleum Company's president, Kamal Safaan, has called on the government to deploy the military to save the city of Suez. Until today, it is not known what initially caused the fire. However, some workers at the refinery reported that they saw a car burning shortly before the first oil tank exploded. “We have lost 5 million pounds, so far! God save us”, Safaan told Bikyamasr.com
