A fire broke out in Sulaymaniyah neighborhood in Jeddah has been brought under control. Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense in Mecca has reported on Thursday.
A spokesperson said that the fire erupted in numerous contractor offices (portable cabins) with an area of 1,200 square meters in Jeddah’s al-Sulaymaniyah neighborhood near the Haramain high-speed rail station in Jeddah. The spokesperson said that firefighters rushed to the station as they received news about the fire at 7.27 pm local time.
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The General Directorate of Saudi Civil Defense tweeted that no injuries or casualties were reported as the cabins had no employees inside.
#يحدث_الان
الدفاع المدني بـ #جدة يباشر حريقًا اندلع
في بركسات تابعة لمحطة #قطار_الحرمين
بالسليمانية
.. لازالت الفرق تعمل على إطفاء الحريق
دون تسجيل إصابات حتى الآن pic.twitter.com/52sMWqSQYZ— إمارة منطقة مكة (@makkahregion) August 6, 2020
يباشر الآن مدني #جدة حريقا اندلع في عدد من البركسات متخذة كمكاتب ادارية بمساحة (٢٠*٦٠) في ساحة محطة قطار الحرمين بالسليمانية دون تسجيل إصابات حتى الآن. pic.twitter.com/kdrUdJ6oAA
— الدفاع المدني السعودي (@SaudiDCD) August 6, 2020
According to the Saudi Gazette, the renovation of the station had begun earlier this week. It was badly damaged because of a massive fire on September 29, 2019. It had been out of operation after the fire.
The Haramain train service resumed operation last December.
