Another fire at a hotel with Pilgrims, four injured

Four people have been injured in a fire at a hotel with Pilgrims at Mecca.

As per the Saudi Civil Defense, the Saudi State Press Agency (SPA) said that four Yemenite nationals were injured in a fire around 2:45 a.m. last night. The SPA say that about 1500 pilgrims staying in hotel were evacuated due to the fire and they were returned to the hotel after the fire was controlled.

The fire was at the 11th floor of a 15 storey hotel.

Spokesperson of the Saudi Civil Defense, Colonel Abdullah Al Orabi Al Harthy said that the preliminary investigations show that the fire started with an electrical short.