Morocco factory fire kills 55
2008-04-26 22:28
Rabat - Rabat - The death toll from a fire in a mattress factory in the Moroccan city of Casablanca climbed to 55 on Saturday, state news agency MAP reported.
Over 100 fire-fighters were deployed to bring the blaze under control at the factory in the Hay Hassani neighbourhood of Morocco's economic capital, where some 60 people had been working at the time.
Eight other people including a police officer were seriously injured in the fire which broke out on the ground floor of the factory, which employs around 150 people, MAP said.
(Reporting by Tom Pfeiffer)
- Reuters