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| Azerbaijan fire deaths prompt 'flammable cladding' protest | Azerbaijan fire deaths prompt 'flammable cladding' protest |
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| Thousands of people in Azerbaijan have vowed to protest against the use of flammable building cladding after a deadly fire at an apartment block. | Thousands of people in Azerbaijan have vowed to protest against the use of flammable building cladding after a deadly fire at an apartment block. |
| Fifteen people were killed and dozens more were injured in the blaze at the 16-storey block in the capital, Baku. | Fifteen people were killed and dozens more were injured in the blaze at the 16-storey block in the capital, Baku. |
| Officials blamed the "low quality of plastic siding" on the building and said an investigation had been launched. | Officials blamed the "low quality of plastic siding" on the building and said an investigation had been launched. |
| The head of the construction company deemed responsible was also detained. | The head of the construction company deemed responsible was also detained. |
| Meanwhile, opposition website Meydan TV posted an archive photo on its Facebook page showing President Ilham Aliyev inaugurating the Global Construction company's factory that reportedly manufactured the panels. | Meanwhile, opposition website Meydan TV posted an archive photo on its Facebook page showing President Ilham Aliyev inaugurating the Global Construction company's factory that reportedly manufactured the panels. |
| Dismantle the cladding | Dismantle the cladding |
| A demonstration has been planned for Wednesday to "remember the people [who died] and demand the punishment of the culprits", organisers say. | A demonstration has been planned for Wednesday to "remember the people [who died] and demand the punishment of the culprits", organisers say. |
| More than 15,000 people had responded to a Facebook invite to say they would attend the event by 0730 GMT Wednesday, although the page later appeared to be unavailable. | |
| Some social media users also denounced calls for people to dismantle the cladding themselves. | Some social media users also denounced calls for people to dismantle the cladding themselves. |
| Helicopters were scrambled as emergency crews fought to bring the blaze under control on Tuesday. Local media said children were among those killed and one victim died after leaping from the building. | Helicopters were scrambled as emergency crews fought to bring the blaze under control on Tuesday. Local media said children were among those killed and one victim died after leaping from the building. |
| Baku has undergone an extensive urban redevelopment programme in the past few years as ex-Soviet Azerbaijan reaps the benefits of oil and gas profits. | Baku has undergone an extensive urban redevelopment programme in the past few years as ex-Soviet Azerbaijan reaps the benefits of oil and gas profits. |
| The city of some two million people has seen crumbling Communist-era blocks and early 20th-Century tenement buildings torn down to make way for glitzy skyscrapers. | The city of some two million people has seen crumbling Communist-era blocks and early 20th-Century tenement buildings torn down to make way for glitzy skyscrapers. |
| The radical overhaul by the authorities has sparked protests from rights activists who accuse the government of forcibly evicting residents without proper compensation. | The radical overhaul by the authorities has sparked protests from rights activists who accuse the government of forcibly evicting residents without proper compensation. |
| The fire deaths come just weeks before the start of the 2015 European Games, which will be held in Baku between 12-28 June. | The fire deaths come just weeks before the start of the 2015 European Games, which will be held in Baku between 12-28 June. |
| The local organising committee has spent billions of pounds on Games infrastructure, including a new 68,000-capacity athletics stadium, and international-standard aquatics, gymnastics, BMX and shooting venues. | The local organising committee has spent billions of pounds on Games infrastructure, including a new 68,000-capacity athletics stadium, and international-standard aquatics, gymnastics, BMX and shooting venues. |