At least 21 people died today as a result of a fire that broke out in a building in the Jambalia refugee camp in the city of Jambalia. Gaza Stripas announced by Palestinian officials.
Videos shared by social media users show the burning building.
At least 21 people, 14 of them children, were killed in a fire that broke out in an apartment building in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. The Gaza Interior Ministry said that the cause of the fire was the improper storage of a large amount of gasoline. pic.twitter.com/UoeDE2v6eN
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Eyewitnesses reported hearing the screams of the trapped people, who desperately called for help, but could not get to the building engulfed in flames.
The Jabalia refugee camp is one of eight in the Gaza Strip with a population of 2.3 million and is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.
Source: APE-MEB, Reuters, AFP.
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