Fire in Villaggio Mall in Doha Qatar - 19 Killed Latest News Video

Fire in Villaggio Mall in Doha Qatar - 19 Killed Latest News Video 28 May 2012

At least 13 children and six adults have been killed after a fire broke out in an upmarket shopping mall in the Qatari capital Doha.

Firefighters were forced to smash their way through the roof of the building to reach people trapped inside after a staircase to the first-floor nursery collapsed.



A diplomatic source in Madrid said four of the dead children were Spanish. A three-year-old French child was also among the victims. Others are believed to be from Japan, the Philippines and Benin.

The fire broke out at the Villagio Mall in Doha's west end a short time before midday. Smoke was seen billowing from the building as ambulances and police vehicles blocked entry to the complex. It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze.

'We tried our best, but when we got there, the children were trapped inside. We are very sorry for what happened. We tried as much as we could to save these people,' Qatar's Minister of State for Interior Affairs Sheik Abdullah told reporters in Doha.
 
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