Martin and Jane Weekes recount the harrowing day that their two-year-old triplets Lillie, Jackson and Willsher died in a mall fire in Qatar, and reveal they are still awaiting official explanation.
Lillie, Willsher and Jackson were trapped inside the nursery as a fire broke out below in Qatar's upmarket, Venice-themed Villaggio Mall on May 28 last year.
The triplets, along with ten other children and their four carers, could not escape because an emergency exit was blocked from the outside. None survived.
The tragic fire, which also left two firefighters dead, left unfathomable scars among the families of the victims, expatriates from 11 countries including the United States, France, Spain, South Africa and China.
Immediately after the fire, an official investigation concluded -- according to a summary -- that the nursery was "unsafe" and that government authorities failed to ensure basic safety at the mall and "other buildings in Qatar".
Despite repeated requests by the families and by numerous foreign governments, the Qatari government has never released the report; Mr and Mrs Weekes say they were personally promised its released by the then Crown Prince, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, now the nation's ruler.
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