Fire at shopping centre kills 11 in Syrian capital city

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Fire At Shopping Centre Kills 11 In Syrian Capital City
Firefighters working at the scene of a fire that broke out in the La Mirada Mall building, in Damascus, Syria (Sana/AP), © AP/Press Association Images
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By Associated Press Reporter

A fire broke out in a shopping centre in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing 11 people and injuring seven others, the state-owned news agency said.

Sana reported that two people were rescued from the La Mirada Mall building and the injured were immediately transferred to the local Al-Mowasat University Hospital.

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It added that several of the injured suffered smoke inhalation and that six ambulances were immediately sent to the scene of the blaze.


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Firefighters working at the scene (Sana/AP)

The fire broke out at night when the centre was closed and most of the dead are believed to be security guards.

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There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire.

Syria’s medical sector was hard-hit by the country’s conflict that began in March 2011, killed about half a million people and left large parts of the country destroyed.

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