19 killed in Qatar mall fire

Dawn.com Published May 29, 2012
Smoke rises above the Villaggio Mall, in Doha's west end, after a fire broke out inside the Gulf emirate's upscale shopping centre. ? Photo by AFP
Smoke rises above the Villaggio Mall, in Doha's west end, after a fire broke out inside the Gulf emirate's upscale shopping centre. ? Photo by AFP
Relatives of children stuck inside Doha's Villaggio Mall cry as they wait for news after a fire broke out inside the Gulf emirate's upscale shopping centre. ? Photo by AFP
Relatives of children stuck inside Doha's Villaggio Mall cry as they wait for news after a fire broke out inside the Gulf emirate's upscale shopping centre. ? Photo by AFP
A man runs through smoke in the Villaggio Mall, in Doha's west end. ? Photo by AP
A man runs through smoke in the Villaggio Mall, in Doha's west end. ? Photo by AP
A man injured in a fire receives medical attention. ? Photo by AP
A man injured in a fire receives medical attention. ? Photo by AP
A survivor of a fire receives medical attention. ? Photo by AP
A survivor of a fire receives medical attention. ? Photo by AP
Fire fighters attempt to extinguish a fire. ? Photo by Reuters
Fire fighters attempt to extinguish a fire. ? Photo by Reuters
Emergency personnel evacuate a person via helicopter. ? Photo by Reuters
Emergency personnel evacuate a person via helicopter. ? Photo by Reuters
Fire fighters work to put out a fire at the Villagio Mall. ? Photo by Reuters
Fire fighters work to put out a fire at the Villagio Mall. ? Photo by Reuters

A fire broke out inside the Villaggio Mall, killing at least 19 people, including 13 children, and two members of the civil defence. The fire started at a nursery, state minister for the interior Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Thani told reporters, adding that firefighters had to break through the roof to get to trapped children after a staircase to the first-floor nursery collapsed.

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