At least 35 people were killed and 45 injured in a church fire in the Egyptian city of Giza, Reuters reported, citing two law enforcement sources.

A fire broke out at the Abu Sifin Coptic Church in the Imbaba district as 5,000 worshipers gathered for mass, they said.

The fire blocked the entrance to the church, causing a stampede, adding that most of those killed were children.

Giza, Egypt's second largest city, is across the Nile from Cairo.