A Palestinian man on Saturday afternoon succumbed to wounds he sustained in the fire which broke out in Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Thursday raising the number of the citizens killed in the incident to 11.
Gaza’s Ministry of Health said in a brief statement that Saeed Khawwas 65 died on Saturday of serious injuries he sustained in the deadly fire.
A huge fire resulting from an explosion caused by a gas leak in a bakery in the packed refugee camp of Nuseirat in Gaza killed instantly on Thursday 10 Palestinian citizens including six children and injured 58 others14 of whom are in critical condition.
A number of stores stalls factories and cars parked along the street were completely damaged in the fire.
