At least 21 killed in massive fire in Gaza
STORY: At least 21 killed in massive fire in Gaza
DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2022
LENGTH: 00:00:43
LOCATION: Gaza
CATEGORY: OTHERS
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2. various of ambulances and civil defense personnel
STORYLINE:
Local security and medical sources said at least 21 Palestinians, including seven children, were killed and more than 30 others were injured on Thursday in a massive fire inside a residential building in the northern Gaza Strip.
Salah Abu Laila, director of the Indonesian Hospital that received the victims said that some of the injured people were in serious conditions and the death toll was expected to rise.
The Palestinian Civil Defense announced in a statement that it had sent rescue teams and a number of security personnel to the scene.
The Ministry of Interior in Gaza said preliminary investigations indicated that a large quantity of fuel stored inside the building might have led to the fire.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Gaza.
(XHTV)
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