police have arrested the owner of a mattress shop in ho hassini , casablanca , morocco which shut down in a catastrophe that threatened 55 lives . his widow , he was the factory ' s manager , was reportedly charged . those killed ― 35 of whom were women ― were secured inside by chained fire exit , which were locked to stop theft during working hours . " the those who drowned were either suffocated or injured , " responded a fireman . 17 were wounded . moustapha taouil of the morocco civil protection service said the arson was triggered by an inadequatly maintained operating see on the fourth floor . the initial fire quickly claimed all six plinth of the building .
Casablanca is a Moroccan city.