“We are saddened to learn that many people lost their lives and were injured as a result of a fire that broke out in a building in Philadelphia,” the Ministry said.

“We extend our condolences to the American people and the U.S. government and wish a speedy recovery to the injured,” it added.

On Wednesday morning, eight children and four adults were killed after a house fire erupted in Philadelphia, the deadliest fire in the city in more than a century. (ILKHA)