19 killed in Qatar mall fire
Dawn.com
Published
May 29, 2012
![Smoke rises above the Villaggio Mall, in Doha's west end, after a fire broke out inside the Gulf emirate's upscale shopping centre. ? Photo by AFP Smoke rises above the Villaggio Mall, in Doha's west end, after a fire broke out inside the Gulf emirate's upscale shopping centre. ? Photo by AFP](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/doha-mall-fire-afp-670-11.jpg)
![Relatives of children stuck inside Doha's Villaggio Mall cry as they wait for news after a fire broke out inside the Gulf emirate's upscale shopping centre. ? Photo by AFP Relatives of children stuck inside Doha's Villaggio Mall cry as they wait for news after a fire broke out inside the Gulf emirate's upscale shopping centre. ? Photo by AFP](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/doha-mall-fire-afp-670-61.jpg)
![A man runs through smoke in the Villaggio Mall, in Doha's west end. ? Photo by AP A man runs through smoke in the Villaggio Mall, in Doha's west end. ? Photo by AP](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/doha-mall-fire-ap-670-21.jpg)
![A man injured in a fire receives medical attention. ? Photo by AP A man injured in a fire receives medical attention. ? Photo by AP](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/doha-mall-fire-ap-670-31.jpg)
![A survivor of a fire receives medical attention. ? Photo by AP A survivor of a fire receives medical attention. ? Photo by AP](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/doha-mall-fire-ap-670-71.jpg)
![Fire fighters attempt to extinguish a fire. ? Photo by Reuters Fire fighters attempt to extinguish a fire. ? Photo by Reuters](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/doha-mall-fire-reuters-670-41.jpg)
![Emergency personnel evacuate a person via helicopter. ? Photo by Reuters Emergency personnel evacuate a person via helicopter. ? Photo by Reuters](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/doha-mall-fire-reuters-670-51.jpg)
![Fire fighters work to put out a fire at the Villagio Mall. ? Photo by Reuters Fire fighters work to put out a fire at the Villagio Mall. ? Photo by Reuters](https://i.dawn.com/2012/05/doha-mall-fire-reuters-670-81.jpg)
A fire broke out inside the Villaggio Mall, killing at least 19 people, including 13 children, and two members of the civil defence. The fire started at a nursery, state minister for the interior Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Thani told reporters, adding that firefighters had to break through the roof to get to trapped children after a staircase to the first-floor nursery collapsed.
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