Two policemen were killed and one other was injured while rescuing two families from a fire that erupted in their houses in Suez governorate Friday.

A statement by the Interior Ministry reported that the fire erupted on two floors of a residential building in Suez.

The families were safely evacuated from the building, the statement added.

The fire was completely controlled, it noted.

The ministry said that the policemen would spare no effort to secure the Egyptian people nationwide.

Source: MENA