police have arrested the owner of a textile factory in tel hassini , casablanca , morocco ; burned down in a disaster that loss 55 lives . his son , who was the factory ' s management , was briefly arrested . those killed ― 35 of ) were women ― were trapped inside by the fire routes , which were barricaded to stop steal during working hours . " the inhabitants who died were then asphyxiated or burned , " commented a firefighter . 17 were wounded . yool taouil of the casablanca municipal protection service said the explosion was triggered by an inadequatly maintained electronic saw on the lower floor . the initial blaze eventually engulfed all four storeys of the complex .
Casablanca is a Moroccan city.