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Gaza: More than 20 dead in residential building fire in Jabaliya camp

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  • Source: Al Mayadeen Net & Agengies
  • 17 Nov 2022 23:19
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The Ministry of Interior in Gaza Strip reports the death of more than 20 as a result of a fire in Tel Al-Zaatar, in Jabalia camp, due to a large quantity of gasoline stored in a house, and the investigation is still ongoing.

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    Fire in Tel Al-Zaatar, Jabaliya camp, northern Gaza Strip

More than 20 victims were killed as a result of a fire in the Tel Al-Zaatar area, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, according to the reports of the Ministry of Interior in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.

During a press statement, the ministry said that the civil defense crews finished extinguishing the fire that broke out in a residential building in Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday evening.

مشاهد من مكان الحريق الذي اندلع داخل بناية سكنية في #جباليا شمال قطاع #غزة. pic.twitter.com/62ThWZcTLA

— وكالة سند للأنباء - Snd News Agency (@snadps) November 17, 2022

Civil defence forces, backed by police, made "great efforts to control the fire and prevent it from spreading to other houses", the ministry added.

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"Preliminary investigations into the accident indicate the presence of gasoline stored in a large quantity inside the house, which led to the outbreak of a massive fire and resulted in a number of deaths," according to the ministry.

فاجعة كبيرة في #غزة ..
استشهاد 22 فردا من عائلة أبو ريا حتى اللحظة ...
في الحريق الهائل الذي نشب في مجمعهم السكني في جباليا نتيجة تسرب للغاز ...
بالتزامن مع احتفال العائلة بعودة رب الأسرة من مصر ...
بعد غياب طويل لدراسة الدكتوراه
انا لله وانا اليه راجعون pic.twitter.com/xdZP1B7boL

— ➰ميادة➰🇵🇸عاشقة القدس 🇵🇸 (@mayadaasmaa) November 17, 2022

"The police and civil defence forces as well as the forensic teams are still working on their investigations into this tragic incident," the ministry noted.

The fire broke out in the Abu Raya family residential building in the Jabalia Palestinian refugee camp.

المصاب جلل!

ننعى إلى فلسطين مصابها الكبير، وإلى أهلنا في مخيم #جباليا شمال قطاع #غزة رحيل المهندس ماهر أبو ريا، التي كانت عائلته تحتفل بعودته من مصر وحصوله على درجة الدكتوراه، حيث شب حريق هائل في المنزل راح ضحيته حتى اللحظة 22 فرداً من العائلة معظمهم من النساء والأطفال… pic.twitter.com/91C4lNcnuM

— YAHYA (@yahya_sahyoun) November 17, 2022

For their part, the Palestinian National and Islamic Forces in Gaza declared a state of general mourning and strike. In turn, President Mahmoud Abbas announced public mourning on Friday, and flags will be lowered to mourn the victims of the fire.

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