One dead following building collapse near Cairo
Illegal construction is a major safety issue in Egypt, despite pledges by the government to crack down on the practice.
An apartment building collapsed in Egypt on Tuesday. A similar incident occurred in April and there are concerns about government oversight and infrastructure safety in the country.
The six-story building collapsed Tuesday morning in the city of Giza in Greater Cairo. A demolition order for the building had been issued earlier but not implemented, the state-owned Al-Ahram news outlet reported.
One man died as a result of the collapse. A woman was pulled from the rubble by rescuers and survived, according to The Associated Press.
Egyptian authorities opened an investigation into the incident, the state-run Middle East News Agency reported.
