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Four people dead after fire erupts in auto repair workshop in Makkah

Published: 04 May 2016 - 10:22 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 07:33 pm
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Makkah: Four people of an Asian nationality died after a fire broke out in an auto repair workshop in Ree'a Thakher in Makkah on Tuesday.

The official spokesman of the General Department of Civil Defense in Makkah Major Naif Al-Sharif explained that the fire broke out in a room on the second floor of the workshop, which was used as residence for workers, according to Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Makkah's civil defense crew managed to extinguish the fire.
Investigations are still going on to know the causes of the accident.

QNA