A FIRE IN A MATTRESS FACTORY IN CASABLANCA, MOROCCO, Saturday morning has killed at least 55 employees and seriously injured 12 others.

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MAP, the official news agency of Morocco, is reporting that the fire broke out around 10 am in the four-story building and spread rapidly because of certain chemical products stored and used in the factory.

More than 100 firefighters tried to gain an upper hand on the fire as flames spread through the Rosamor Ameublements factory in the Hay Hassani neighborhood of Morocco’s economic capital.

Around 100 of the factory’s 150 employees were on site when the fire broke out, the news agency reported.

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