Preliminary investigations suggest that there was a large amount of benzene in the property that could have started the fire.
At least 21 people were killed and several injured this Thursday, according to the WAFA news agency, after a fire broke out in a residential building in the Jabalia refugee camp, in northern Gaza.
Preliminary investigations into the accident, according to the Interior Ministry, suggest that there was a large amount of benzene in the building that could have started the fire, which is already under control by firefighters.
The fire is believed to have started in one of the apartments and later spread to the other floors. The injured have been taken to the nearest hospital, although the official balance is unknown at this time as security forces continue to operate in the area.
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohamed Shtayé has announced urgent assistance to the families of the victims, while President Mahmud Abbas, for his part, has declared Friday as a national day of mourning.
Source: La Verdad
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