A 34-year-old woman died August 8 in Cairo, Egypt, due to injuries she sustained in a fire while receiving a fluoroscopy exam at a local radiology center, according to local news outlet Al-Masry Al-Youm.
Shaimaa Owais, a lawyer and mother of two, was undergoing a hysterosalpingogram on August 3 when an oxygen cylinder reportedly exploded and set fire to the system, according to the report. Owais sustained burns on over 65% of her body and died five days later from her injuries. No staff were injured.
Owais was under anesthesia at the time of the incident. The news also mentions poor safety measures, such as a lack of fire extinguishers in the radiology center, which is located in the city’s upscale Maadi district, an expert source told AuntMinnie.com.
Local authorities are conducting an investigation, the news report stated.
