Firefighters evacuate a victim of a fire that broke out in a mattress factory Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Casablanca, Morocco. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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RABAT, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Death toll in a fire at a mattress factory in Morocco's biggest city Casablanca on Saturday morning now rose to 55, the official news agency MAP reported.
A communique issued by local authorities confirmed the rising death toll from an original figure of 25, according to MAP.
Earlier, MAP reported that some 25 people were killed and eight others seriously wounded, including a policeman, when a fire broke out Saturday in a mattress factory in Casablanca.
Firefighters battle the flames of a fire that broke out in a mattress factory Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Casablanca, Morocco.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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The blaze broke out in the morning at 10 a.m. (1000 GMT) in the first floor of the Rosamor Ameublements factory in the Hay Hassani neighborhood of the north African country' economic capital, it added.
About 60 of the 150 workers, recruited in the factory, were on site when the fire erupted.
Some 100 fire fighters were deployed to control the blaze, and an inquiry was launched to find out its causes, according to the report.
55 people were killed today after a mattress factory in Casablanca, Morocco was swept by fire. The fire initiated on the ground floor this morning and quickly engulfed the entire building.

12 others were injured - seriously, according to the ''Irish Times'' - including one police officer. 100 firefighters were dispatched to the five-storey factory after the blaze broke out at 10 am local time. Earlier reports had indicated 25 deaths and eight people injured. ''MAP'', the state news agency, is quoted by the ''Irish Times'' as saying the building was four storeys high, citing in turn city officials.

The disaster occurred at the Rosamor Ameublements factory, which is located in the Hay Hassani area of the nation's economic centre. Of the 150 people the facility employed, around 60 were inside at the time.

An official statement by city authorities shows that preliminary investigation indicates onsite chemicals were responsible for the fire's rapid spread, but no actual cause has yet been determined. A full inquiry has been launched to investigate the accident fully.