Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - At least eight people were suffocated as a results of a fire that broke out Wednesday morning in a factory located in Amman downtown, Civil Defense sources said .

According to preliminary data ,the fire resulted from an explosion of a gas cylinder, while the official sources did not confirm such information and are still waiting to identifying the actual cause of the fire.

Firefighters backed by various parties are still working to extinguish the fire ,the official sources added.

*Petra