police have arresting the proprietor of a mattress factory in ain hassini , constantine , morocco which burned down in a disaster that claimed 55 lives . his husband , who was the factory ' s managers , was initially shot . those killed ― 35 of whom were prostitutes ― were held inside by locked wire exits , which were barricaded to deter fraud during working life . " the people and perished were either asphyxiated or burned , " commented a sergeant . 17 were wounded . moustapha taouil of the casablanca civil protection office said the disaster was triggered by an inadequatly kept magnetic saw on the ground floor . the following fire quickly engulfed all four storeys of the building .
Casablanca is a Moroccan city.