{"id":11438,"date":"2012-06-13T23:14:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T21:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/06\/electrical-fault-caused-deadly-qatar-fire-qna\/"},"modified":"2012-06-13T23:14:13","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T21:14:13","slug":"electrical-fault-caused-deadly-qatar-fire-qna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/electrical-fault-caused-deadly-qatar-fire-qna\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrical fault caused deadly Qatar fire-QNA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DOHA, June 13<\/span> (Reuters) – An electrical fault caused a
\ndeadly fire at a shopping mall in Qatar last month that killed
\n19 people, most of them children, state news agency QNA cited
\ninvestigators on Wednesday as saying.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The blaze, which began in a sporting goods store in Doha’s
\nVillagio Mall, was “due to faulty electrical wiring in a
\nfluorescent light,” the statement said, adding the plastic
\ncomponents of the light fixture caught fire and quickly spread
\nto the Gympanzee nursery next door.<\/p>\n

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“The fire was not premeditated,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

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Civil defence workers arrived at the scene three minutes
\nafter being alerted to the fire, but only discovered half an
\nhour later that there were children trapped inside the nursery.<\/p>\n

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The nursery, which was not licensed, did not meet required
\nsafety conditions, it said.<\/p>\n

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Among those killed were 13 children, two firefighters and
\nfour teachers. The victims were from France, Spain, South
\nAfrica, New Zealand, the Philippines, Japan and Benin, among
\nother countries.<\/p>\n

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The investigating committee found a “lack of adherence to
\nlaws, systems, and measures by all concerned parties to
\ndifferent degrees. This includes adherence to design, license
\nand safety conditions, which contributed to the Villagio
\ncatastrophe,” it said.<\/p>\n

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It added there was a “lack of response” among the mall’s
\nsecurity staff as well the staff in the store where the fire
\nstarted.<\/p>\n

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The committee found the mall had insufficient plans to
\n“prevent, contain or at least reduce the effects of such an
\nincident,” QNA said.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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