A deadly fire that ripped through a market in the Gaza Strip has killed at least nine and left 58 injured.

Footage filmed on March 5 shows thick smoke shrowding the air as numerous cars are left charred by the blaze.

According to reports, eyewitnesses said that a huge explosion came from a bakery and the blaze spread to nearby stalls and factories.

A number of victims who were seriously wounded in the fire have been transferred to hospitals in Egypt and the occupied West Bank for treatment, Gaza's Ministry of Health said.

Gaza's Interior Ministry said that the initial investigations suggested that the fire resulted from a gas leak inside one of the bakeries that caused several cooking gas cylinders to explode.

At least 10 Palestinians were killed and 58 injured, including 14 in critical condition, on Thursday afternoon when a fire broke out at a crowded market in Nuseirat refugee camp in the middle area of the Gaza Strip.
Eyewitnesses said that a huge explosion came from a bakery and the blaze rapidly spread to nearby stores, factories, stalls and vehicles parked along the street.

Civil defense crews and ambulances rushed to the scene and crowds of Palestinian citizens helped firefighters put out the flames.

A number of victims who were seriously wounded in the fire will be transferred to hospitals in Egypt and the occupied West Bank for treatment, Gaza's Ministry of Health said.

Gaza's Interior Ministry said that the initial investigations suggested that the fire resulted from a gas leak inside one of the bakeries that caused several cooking gas cylinders to explode.