police have arrested the owner of a soap factory in ben hassini , casablanca , sahara which burned down in a disaster that destroyed 55 lives . his son , whose was the factory ' s manager , was also arrested . those killing ― 35 of these were women ― were trapped downstairs by secured fire exits , who were besieged to curb thief during visiting conditions . " the people who die were either asphyxiated or not , " testified a firemen . 17 were wounded . yool taouil of the morocco state police service claimed the blaze was preceded by an inadequatly maintained electric knife on the bottom deck . the initial fire has engulfed all four four-story of the building .
Casablanca is a Moroccan city.