CAIRO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed and 32 others wounded on Friday in a huge mall fire in the Northern Egyptian city of New Damietta, the Egyptian Health Ministry said.

The main cause of the fire was the explosion of a helium tank used to inflate balloons, according to local authorities.

The incident took place on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, when people commemorate the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. ■