The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has confirmed that the Valley of the Kings area on Luxor's West Bank is completely safe and that all its tombs and archaeological buildings are intact and in a good state of preservation, following a fire that broke out at the site's cafeteria and was fully brought under control by civil protection forces.
Dr. Abdel Ghaffar Wagdy, Director General of Luxor Antiquities, said the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit, stressing that none of the tombs or archaeological buildings in the area suffered any damage and that there were no injuries or material or human losses.
He added that as soon as the fire broke out, he headed to the site accompanied by a team of West Bank antiquities inspectors and antiquities security officials, where preventive measures were taken to ensure the safety of the archaeological area. He noted that coordination is currently under way with Luxor Governorate to complete the removal of the cafeteria's debris, paving the way for the area to return to its normal state as soon as possible.
