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A sad day for all Qatar residents
Its a sad day to all Qatari residents after hearing about the death toll in Villegio fire incident.
Prayers with all those families who lost their loved ones in the incident.
May their soul RIP....May god give courage to those families to go through this hard time..
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emy007 said
ameen ...ameen
Chairboy said
Sad beyond words - life ...Sad beyond words - life changing day for so many families in our small community.
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rechargetv said
Very SAD to hear... ...May Allah Give Peace and sabar to the parents who lost their loved once.....
Chairboy said
Incredible - this tragedy is ...Incredible - this tragedy is getting more coverage overseas than in Qatar.............
http://news.sky.com/...
One amongst many discussions for another day.
Such a sad day and such a wake up call for all of us who frequent public places.
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Chairboy said
The censorship has started on ...The censorship has started on QL which is a shame - thank goodness for Doha news - there are a lot of angry people out there and QL clearly isnt the platform.
RIP and sympathies to those families affected by this tragedy.
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Appuran said
Heart breaking incident .... ...Heart breaking incident .... may god give courage to the deprived families to move on ...
ajithaji said
On behalf of Qatar Airways ...On behalf of Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker and the 20,000+ staff of the Qatar Airways Group, we express heartfelt condolences to those who have lost loved ones in today's tragic Villagio fire. You are in our prayers.
AJITH
mozaismyhero said
Seriously? Al Baker asked you ...Seriously? Al Baker asked you to commen on his behalf?
i-fact said
Ameen Allah said in his BOOk ...Ameen
Allah said in his BOOk
{ وبشر الصابرين الذين إذا أصابتهم مصيبة قالوا إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون أولئك عليهم صلوات من ربهم ورحمة وأولئك هم المهتدون } .
And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient,
Who, when disaster strikes them, say, "Indeed we belong to Allah , and indeed to Him we will return."
soniya said
RIP... Unbelievable and ...RIP...
Unbelievable and shocking incident...
mihadrian said
somebody should start ...somebody should start thinking seriously about what happenned today; God RIP the souls of the innocent peoples
ghazalz said
Yes, it's a very sad ...Yes, it's a very sad incident!
ajithaji,I do not dare to condole like you even I'm also from there.
junaid_qatar said
Rest In Peace. This Is A Tragic Day. Watch The Video Here. ...http://youtu.be/desA...
Molten Metal said
..... Heart felt sympathy ........ Heart felt sympathy with people in grief ....
May the departed souls rest in peace .......
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Chairboy said
There are some angry people ...There are some angry people out here looking for answers which sadly......may never come.
A disussion for another day - today thought should rightly be given to the bereaved people - families in mourning.
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tilintilin said
My thoughts and prayers will ...My thoughts and prayers will be with all the families who are going through this hard time. God Bless you all.
salim000 said
The darkest day in Qatar today... ...Inna lillahewa inna ilhey rajioun
May Allah bless those children, teachers and fire fighter personnels, who lost their lives in this fire
My deepest condolences goes to all the parents and close relatives of those who lost their children and family members.
Hope Qatar will Learn lesson from such tragedy and hold semi annual rehearsal on crisis management and disaster recovery in case of fire. Provide sufficient and effective measures to ensure not to repeat such incidence in future.
Carmen91 said
A memorial service is ...A memorial service is happening tomorrow at 5pm for all the lives lost, everyone please go and support the families
asterix--- said
Speechless. Didnt even had ...Speechless.
Didnt even had the guts to cross by Villagio, took another route back home, where the whole compound was Sad, Tears in the eyes of the Residents.
May the Departed Souls Rest in Peace AMEN ;(
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maharjan said
This is tragic day...!! ...Heart breaking incident ...unimaginable...!! may god blessed and give courage to the deprived families.....!!!
barak said
horrible and tragic! our ...horrible and tragic! our deepest sympathy to the families affected...
Ingesu said
:( RIP ...Gob bless their souls...
What is luxus without a mother´s love?
http://www.change.or...
eliashamzo said
Indeed A Sad Day , May All ...Indeed A Sad Day ,
May All RIP , and may god give the power for their parents ...
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Confucius
Ebatia27 said
Sad so sad ...My heart felt sympathy to parents who lost their kids in this tragedy. May their souls rest in peace.
EfrenB
ahmedhafiz969 said
rip ...rip
Panthra said
May God Rest the Souls of the ...May God Rest the Souls of the many Kids, workers and fire fighter who lost their lives on this sad day.
I totally disagree with those who say we should not point the finger now – NO it is our DUTY to find where the blame lies NOW and bring those responsible to justice. 13 innocent young children lost their lives, and for what!!? Why was this allowed to happen, especially in what is supposed to be one of Qatar’s best malls? Where was the fire escape for those poor young children!? Why was there only on exist leading to Gympanzie!? Why was the fire Alarm not loud enough and to bring it to everyone’s attention!? For God sake where were the sprinklers – where the hell was the fire action plan of the security service that work there when they heard the alarm!??! Was there even an action plan in place for this…obviously NOT!! Why did the minister say the fire service could not immediately locate the maps for the entrances to the Mall!!?? For GOD’s sake, it makes me SICK in the stomach! Imagine this happened on a Thursday or Friday evening; imagine the tolls in number more that would have needlessly perished. For god’s sake people, a crèche for our most vulnerable in society that does not even have a proper fire prevention and evacuation plan or exits. NO we should blame and we should demand a full inquiry into to those that owned and ran Villagio mall – people lives are not cheap neither is the anguish of their parents and their relatives. We are not living in Afghanistan – this is Qatar and this should never be allowed to happen again. Regulations need to be changed, staff in public places need to be properly qualified and trained across the whole country and the government needs to hold a transparent and open investigation into the owners negligence and bring them to Justice – whoever they are, and absolutely no scape goats!! Only by placing the blame with those responsible can we make sure that: Never again – never again!!
asterix--- said
So do you think Peoples Lives ...So do you think Peoples Lives are Cheap in Afghanistan, or for that Matter any other Country?
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Mandilulur said
I hear you, Panthra. Mandi ...I hear you, Panthra.
Mandi
lovinni said
It's a shocking incident ...It's a shocking incident especially for the little ones. My heart goes to the victims and their families. May the souls of the departed Rest In Peace. This is an incident which should have been prevented in the first place. And yes, I believe someone is accountable and hopefully this won't happen again.
I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it. ~Charles Schulz
nethers said
Change ...Qatar needs to change, I´m sure it will on the outside... but in reality it will stay the same, penny pinching on such important things... if anything bad happens, well, it was the will of Allah!
How could the emergency services not have know about Gympanzee... have they never walked around this mall, the signs for the nursery are big enough, did they never plan for an event.. simply trusted in Allah..
My thoughts are with those poor families and with those wonderful ladies who taught my daughter when we lived there, thankfully we left!
Imagine 2022... a full football stadium... something goes wrong... god help the 50,000 + fans inside!
taliesin said
So sad, my heart goes out to ...So sad, my heart goes out to the families who lost loved ones. When we lived there we spent many a happy time in Villaggio; so upsetting for it to come to this. All those children and their teachers, and firefighters too, just awful.
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Victory_278692 said
No doubt...... ...it is an unfortunate incident; and definitely somebody is responsible for this accident.
The villagio mall management and administration have some lapses in the safety of people. Govt has appointed a committee to identify the causes and to suggest the strict measures to curb such incidents in future.
My deepest condolenses to all parents and family members of those who lost their loved ones in this tragic accident.
Inna lillahe wa inna ilehe rajioun
wbaylagoon said
cigarette smoking ...i join the community in mourning for those who perished in this fire.
i hope that this incident will take a second look into the supposedly no smoking policy in the malls. who knows, if the alarms had been purposedly turned off because they cannot control those who smoke inside the mall, specially in the coffee shops.
pride said
dear parents ...Forgive me 'cause I didn't go to the vigil or mess today to show support. Forgive me for being coward no to face you, 'cause I wouldn't bare the pain. Forgive me to dare to feel your pain, 'cause in truth I don't know If I'd be strong enough. Please accept my words below and I hope somehow, someday you find the peace you probably are looking for.
Death is nothing. I only spent to the other side of the road. I am me, you are you. What I did was for you, I remain. Give me the name you always gave me, talk to me as you have always done. You continue to live the world of creatures, I'm living Creator of the world. Do not use a solemn tone or sad, keep laughing what made us laugh together. Pray, smile, think of me. Pray for me. That my name is pronounced as always, without emphasis of any kind. Without any trace of shadow or sadness. Life means all what it always meant, the cord was not cut. Because I would be out their thoughts, Now I'm just out their views? I'm not far I'm just across the road ... You got it there, go ahead, life goes on, beautiful, beautiful as ever.
St. Augustine
La muerte no es nada. Yo sólo pasamos al otro lado de la carretera. Yo soy yo, tú eres tú. Lo que hice fue por ti, Me quedo. Dadme el nombre siempre se me dio, hablar conmigo como has hecho siempre. Usted sigue viviendo el mundo de las criaturas, Estoy viviendo Creador del mundo. No utilice un tono solemne o triste, mantenga riendo lo que nos hacía reír juntos. Ora, sonríe, piensa en mí. Ruega por mí. Que mi nombre se pronuncia como siempre, sin énfasis de ninguna clase. Sin ningún rastro de la sombra o la tristeza. La vida significa todo lo que siempre quiso decir, el cable no se cortó. Porque yo estaría fuera sus pensamientos, Ahora sólo estoy fuera sus puntos de vista? No estoy muy Yo sólo soy al cruzar la calle ... Ya lo tienes ahí, seguir adelante, la vida sigue, bella hermosa, como siempre.
San Agustin
abdaziz71 said
Nearly a month later.... ...We have all seen the measures taken without precedent across all shopping malls including City Centre (shutdown until all safety checks completed)
Does this not tell us something?
How do these shopping centres were built without adequate fire systems?
Fire drills with or without customers not performed regularly?
I did work for Ikea in the UK and fire drills were carried out regularly, including on busy days.
Isn't it time to wake up and put HSE at the forefront as prevention rather than corrective action to fatal disasters?
Frederic C.
Victory_278692 said
Late but least the ...Late but least the authorities have woke up to control the damage by reactive approach.
Hopefully, the new malls will have adequate safety measures from inception.