Jordan battles a massive fire that killed five — here are the videos

Published October 26th, 2015 - 05:32 GMT
Firefighters extinguish the massive fire in the Customs Department yard in southern Amman that killed five people Monday. (Twitter)
Firefighters extinguish the massive fire in the Customs Department yard in southern Amman that killed five people Monday. (Twitter)

Five people were killed and ten others injured Monday after two containers of fireworkers caused a massive fire in Jordan's Customs Department, the Civil Defense Department told The Jordan Times. 

The fireworks, illegal in Jordan, were being investigated and held in the Customs Department yard in the Abu Alanda area.

The hashtag #CustomsAmman began trending in the country as Jordanians took to social media to share their videos of the incident in southern Amman. Firefighters rushed to the scene to try to extinguish the blaze.

Videos showed a large cloud of black smoke rising as you can hear the sounds of fireworks exploding.

 

While fireworks are still commonly used in Jordan, especially for celebrations like Eid, this new incident had residents calling on better procedures on illegal products held at Customs. Some Twitter users demanded to know how such a fire could happen, urging more oversight.

"Producing and importing #fireworks must be stopped in #Jordan as soon as possible. Yes to Jordan without any objects that can harm us and kill us more than being useful to us! #CustomsAmman"

"Fire #CustomsAmman a disaster and the responsible have to be prosecuted! God give mercy to the individuals who lost their lives and 'we are to God and we are coming back to him (a saying after somebody dies),' and cure those whose were hurt and bring them back to their families safe."

By Hayat Norimine

Tags:AmmanTwitterJordan TimesDepartment of DefenseJordan's Customs DepartmentDepartment of DefenseCustoms Department
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