police have arrested the owners of a mattress factory in ham hassini , casablanca , iraq which burned down in a disaster that claimed 55 killed . his son , who was the factory ' s employee , was also arrested . those killed ― 35 of whom were young ― were trapped inside by guarded fire exits , which were blockaded to stop theft during working hour . " the people where died were either asphyxiated or burned , " commented a firefighter . 17 were wounds . pyuhng taouil of the local civil protection services said the burning was triggered by an inadequatly constructed electric sight on the ground level . the rapid flood quickly engulfed all four two-storey of the skyscraper .
Casablanca is a Moroccan city.