SAUDI ARABIA

Small fire near eastern courtyard of Grand Mosque in Makkah

January 28, 2018

MAKKAH – Some workers suffered slight suffocation when a fire broke out in some of 15 prefab offices near the eastern courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Sunday afternoon.

The workers were treated on the spot by Saudi Red Crescent paramedics, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted Makkah Civil Defense Spokesman Maj. Naif Al-Shareef as saying.

The prefab offices were being used by managers of a contracting company.


January 28, 2018
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