A huge fire broke out at a police headquarters in the Egyptian city of Ismailia on Monday, injuring at least 25 people, according to security sources.
No casualties were immediately reported but the building is staffed by soldiers at all hours and hospitals were placed on alert.
Footage on local media showed smoke rising from the entirely blackened multi-story building.
The cause of the blaze, which broke out at the headquarters of the Directorate of Security before dawn, is not yet known.
The health ministry deployed 30 ambulances to the scene and two military planes are en-route, according to state media.