Casablanca: impressive fire in the Atlas Tower, on avenue des FAR

This Thursday, November 7, around 6:30 a.m., a fire broke out on the 12th floor of the Atlas Tower, a famous building in Casablanca, located on Avenue des Forces Armées Royales (FAR), near the Farah Hotel, the headquarters from RMA and Casa Port station. Civil Protection firefighters quickly intervened and managed to bring the fire under control around 9:00 a.m.

The fire affected “a floor not occupied by employees and not involving any critical space», Specified a press release from the Central Reinsurance Company (SCR), a subsidiary of the CDG group and owner of the premises in this 20-story building housing dozens of companies.

The rapid intervention of the firefighters also made it possible to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to adjacent premises. And although the burned floor was damaged, no injuries were reported, and no documentary loss was recorded, specifies the SCR press release.

As we went online, life had returned to normal within the tower. However, as a security measure, employees and collaborators of companies located on the 12th floor of the building have still not been authorized to return to their offices. “The SCR has taken the necessary measures and arrangements for the safety of all with a view to a rapid recovery on site», Explains the side of the reinsurance company.

The Atlas Tower is an iconic structure in the Casablanca business district. This brown glass tower is made up exclusively of offices, and owes its plan to the architect Mourad Ben Embarek, who also counts among his achievements the Technopark of Casablanca and the Mohammed V airport of the same city.