10 dead, hundreds hurt by transformer fire at Aramco housing complex
Saudi Arabia, Al Khobar: Fire swept through an oil workers' residential compound in in the town of Khobar, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring over 259, according to the Civil Defence statement.
Saudi Arabia, Al Khobar: Fire swept through an oil workers’ residential compound in the town of Khobar, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring over 259, according to the Civil Defence statement.
A preliminary investigation suggests a short circuit in an electrical transformer in the building’s basement sparked the blaze, which quickly spread through 130 cars parked in the basement, reports Gulf Digital News.
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