Twenty three people injured and 142 shacks destroyed in fire

Twenty three people were injured and 142 shacks were destroyed at a fire that broke out Thursday night in a shanty towns in Casablanca, the fire department said. Three elements of the fire brigade were among the 23 injured persons.

The fire completely destroyed 86 shacks used as houses and 56 others used as shops. It took the fire brigade 16 hours to put out the fire.