CAIRO, May 12 (Aswat Masriya) – The Cairo governorate said a "limited" fire broke out on Thursday morning in its headquarters in the Abdeen area in Central Cairo, making it the latest in a series of fires that hit the capital since Monday.

The fire erupted in a room on an upper floor of the building but the Civil Protection crews managed to bring it under control, according to a Cairo governorate statement.

Health ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed said that five individuals were injured in the fire, no deaths reported.  

The Cairo governorate said that the preliminary inspection suggests the fire was caused by an "electric shortcut".

On Monday, Cairo's popular al-Ataba neighbourhood in Downtown Cairo witnessed a fire that claimed lives of three individuals and resulted in the injury of 91 others, according to the health ministry.

The fire erupted at dawn in a six-storey hotel located in al-Ataba, which is famous for its busy flee market. 

The hotel was evacuated once the fire erupted, but the flames spread to an adjacent building. A number of shops were destroyed by the fire.

Two days later, another fire broke out in the historic area of al-Ghuria, also located in Central Cairo. The fire initiated in two fabric shops in the early hours of Wednesday.

Ghuria is part of the historical Islamic Cairo, wherein lies the "wikala" of al-Ghuri which is another big market famous for fabrics.

A ministry of antiquities official stated that the fire did not affect the historical buildings of Ghuria.