12 dead from smoke inhalation in Saudi factory fire

  17 April 2016    Read: 1475
12 dead from smoke inhalation in Saudi factory fire
Twelve people were killed and 11 others injured in a fire that broke out on Saturday at a petrochemical factory in eastern Saudi Arabia, Xinhua reported citing Saudi Press Agency.
The spokesperson of Royal Authority of Jubail district said that the fire occurred at 11:40 a.m. local time during routine maintenance.

He attributed the casualties to suffocation because of smoke inhalation.

The Saudi civil defense and fire fighters managed to extinguish the fire after 10 minutes. The spokesperson added that further details will be announced later.

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