( CNN ) -- As Qatari officials continue their investigation into whether sprinklers and alarms were working during a fire at an upscale shopping mall in Doha , more information surfaced Tuesday about the nationalities of those who perished in the fire . In all , the fire at the Villaggio shopping mall Monday killed 19 people , most of them at a child care center inside that rescuers had to break into from the rooftop . The victims were seven girls , six boys , four teachers , and two would-be rescuers , Qatari officials said . Most of the victims were expatriates : four Spanish nationals ; a set of triplets from New Zealand ; South African child and teacher ; and a 3-year-old French child , according to the foreign ministries of the respective nations . The nationalities of the remaining nine is still unknown . Seventeen others were injured , including firefighters and four children . State news agency QNA agency quoted Brig . Gen. Othman al-Duhaimi , the operations chief for Qatar 's civil defense agency , as saying alarms went off in some shops , and that some of the pipes that carried water for the sprinklers may have been leaking -- and that those issues would be addressed in the investigation . Mall fire : `` Accident waiting to happen ? '' Christine Wigton , an American living in Doha , told CNN she heard `` a buzzer , not very loud '' as she walked into the mall , but heard no loud alarms as smoke built up inside . Elementary school-age children were eating at some of the restaurants and no one was trying to escape , she said . `` When I got a little bit closer , I realized the smoke was just increasing and people were still shopping . And the smoke kept getting heavier and heavier , '' Wigton said . She said she left when the smoke became `` too much . '' `` There were no sprinklers , and there was nothing that would tell somebody that something was wrong , '' she said . Built in 2006 , the mall advertises itself as `` the newest and the largest entertainment center in Doha . '' The Venice-themed complex features gondola rides down an indoor canal , an artificial sky , a 13-screen movie theater , a theme park , skating rink and a bowling alley . Qatar 's interior minister , Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani , said the civil defense office reviews safety standards for commercial buildings before they grant a license . `` The investigation will clarify all the circumstances of the incident and find out the shortcomings and question those who are responsible in order to tackle the matter in the future , '' he said in remarks carried by QNA . CNN 's Kim Norgaard , John Dear , Al Goodman and Marilia Brocchetto contributed to this report .
In all , 19 people died , most at a child care center . The victims are seven girls , six boys , four teachers , and two would-be rescuers . Four were Spanish , three from New Zealand ; two from South Africa and one from France . The nationalities of the other nine are not known .