Fire Kills Syrian Woman, Infant Daughter in Jieh
Syrian woman Nisrine Hussein Mohammed Khalil, 26, and her one-year-old daughter Zahraa Wissam Kasseb were killed Wednesday when a blaze erupted in their home in the coastal Chouf town of Jieh, state-run National News Agency said.
“The entire house went up in flames after a gas leak,” NNA said.
Civil Defense firefighters managed to rescue the rest of the family members, the agency added.
The al-Saadiyat police station has since launched a probe into the incident.
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