2012 Villaggio Mall fire
Villaggio Mall in January 2020, about 8 years after the fire.
The site of the fire.
Date28 May 2012 (2012-05-28)
Time11:30 (08:00 GMT)
LocationVillaggio Mall, Doha, Qatar
Coordinates25°15′37″N 51°26′37″E / 25.2602535°N 51.4436073°E / 25.2602535; 51.4436073
CauseElectrical fault
Deaths19
Non-fatal injuries17
Sentence6 years in prison.

The 2012 Villaggio Mall fire occurred at 11:30 on May 28, 2012 in Villaggio Mall, Doha, Qatar.[1] The fire left at least 19 people dead and another 17 were injured.[2] The fire is reported as having started in the facility's nursery, and 13 of the victims were children.[1] Five people were later found guilty of death by negligence after the blaze.

The Villaggio Mall was set to be reopened in 20 September 2012.[3]

Fire

The fire started in the Gympanzee daycare with an electrical fault, at 11:05. The fire quickly spread through the mall before police and firefighters were able to arrive. At 11:34, many Doha firefighters arrived and started extinguishing the fire.

References

  1. 1 2 "Blaze at Qatar shopping centre kills 19". BBC News. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. "Nineteen killed in fire at Qatar's Villagio Mall". Gulf News. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. "5 detained in probe of deadly Qatar mall fire". CNN. May 31, 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2021.


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