This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from Hibapress, the Arabic version:
Heba press_ fez office
Friday, February 21, the city of Fez witnessed a fire in one of the residential buildings located in Al-Jay ZAQA, Mohammed V Street, in the province of Agdal.
Consequently, the civil protection teams and the security authorities rushed to the accident site in order to control the flames and prevent their extension to neighboring buildings.
According to local sources, no injury or human loss has been recorded, while the civil protection elements have managed to completely extinguish the fire. The reasons which led to the triggering of the fire were not yet known, pending the results of the investigations launched by the competent authorities under the supervision of the prosecution.
The fire has raised a state of fear and panic between the population and the merchants of the region, because many of them have expressed themselves in concern about the possibility of fire to their stores and their homes. For his part, the authorities concerned opened an inquiry in depth to discover the circumstances of the accident and determine if the fire was accidental or caused by a deliberate act.
