The Church, citing well being officers for the casualty toll, mentioned the blaze ripped by means of the Abu Sefein church in densely populated neighbourhood of Imbaba.
The reason for the blaze was not instantly recognized.
Police mentioned an preliminary investigation blamed {an electrical} short-circuit.
The assertion mentioned the hearth broke out whereas congregation was beneath means on Sunday morning.
Coptic Christians make up about 10 per cent of Egypt’s primarily Muslim inhabitants.
Fifteen fire-fighting autos had been dispatched to the scene to place out the flames whereas ambulances ferried the casualties to close by hospitals.
The Well being Ministry earlier mentioned ambulances had transferred at the very least 55 injured to hospitals.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi spoke by cellphone with the Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II to supply his condolences, the president’s workplace mentioned.
