Jeddah fire kills 2 Bangladeshis

A big fire in an old building at Al-Jamia district in Saudi Arabia’s capital Jeddah killed two Bangladeshi nationals and injured five Yemenis on Friday. Civil Defence’s firefighting teams tamed the blaze and rescued the injured. The injured were admitted to King Abdul Aziz Hospital. The Civil Defense said in a statement today that it sent five teams to the site. The firefighters evacuated all the residents from the multi-storey building. The fire had started on the second floor and spread to the third floor, the statement said. The Civil Defense teams saved five people on the second floor. The old building had partially collapsed and hampered rescue efforts. One fireman was injured during the operation, the statement said. The Civil Defense is trying to determine the cause of the fire. Several eyewitnesses who live in the district said that the huge blaze had also threatened nearby buildings, according to UNB.