Massive fire destroys three buildings in Jeddah

Three buildings have collapsed after a fierce fire engulfed seven buildings in the historic center of Jeddah, in western Saudi Arabia.

Ten fire brigades were dispatched to the area to quell the blaze which had broken out at 2:30 p.m. local time (1130 GMT) on Wednesday. Firefighters had difficulty to reach the Balad area due to a heavy traffic and a large number of onlookers, according to Civil Defense spokesman Capt. Abdullah Al-Omari.

One Saudi resident was injured but no deaths have been reported.

Firefighters evacuated the people residing in the buildings and distributed masks among them to prevent inhalation of smoke.

The area is said to have been inhabited by foreign workers with low income.

“The Civil Defense has launched an investigation to determine the reason for the fire,” Al-Omari said.

Source: PressTV.
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