21 killed in massive fire in Gaza
18 Nov 2022 09:45am
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Some of the injured people were in serious condition and the death toll was expected to rise after the fire that broke out in the area of Tal-Za'tar in the Jabalia refugee camp, said Salah Abu Laila, director of the Indonesian Hospital where the victims were taken.
The Palestinian Civil Defence announced in a statement that it had sent rescue teams and a number of security personnel to the scene.
Palestinian eyewitnesses said ambulances and civil defence personnel had already worked for hours to control the fire.
Preliminary investigations indicated that a large quantity of fuel stored inside the building might have led to the fire, the Ministry of Interior in Gaza said in a statement.
Local sources and eyewitnesses said that the residential building belonged to the Abu Rayah family, which was celebrating a family member's long-awaited return from Egypt when the fire broke out - BERNAMA
