British shopping mall manager detained after 13 children die in Qatari fire

A British man has been detained by police in connection with a huge fire that killed 13 children in a Qatari mall last week.

Tzoulios Tzouliou, is the British manager of the Villaggio Mall in Doha. The fire killed all the toddlers in the Gympanzee Nursery and their four teachers. Two firefighters also died in the fire.

Mr Tzouliou is undergoing questioning about fire safety measures and evacuation plans and procedure in the shopping mall.

It is thought that security guards told shoppers that had been alerted by fire alarms that it was safe to return as flames tore through the building.

It is also reported that Firefighters were not immediately told about the first floor nursery.

Five others have been detained by police in relation to the incident. These include Iman al Kuwari, the Qatari owner of Gympanzee, and Rima Itani, Mr Tzouliou’s assistant manager.

Doha police said that Mr Tzouliou was not under arrest but was being “detained”.