MADINA MUNAWARA, Saudi Arabia: At least 15 people have been killed and 130injured in a fire erupted at a hotel located in Madina Munawwara Saturdayafternoon.
The blaze started on Saturday afternoon, the authorities say, in theeastern part of the city.
The victims’ nationalities are unclear – about 700 people from differentcountries were staying at the hotel. Most of them were from Pakistan,Egypt, Iraq, and Syria.
The guests were staying in Madina after they performed Umra in Makkah.Almost 250 Pakistanis have travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform the Umrah.
The fire was brought under control on Saturday afternoon, with survivorstransferred to other hotels in the city.
Authorities are reported to have initiated an investigation into the causeof the fire.