Major fire in Sanad town

A massive fire broke out yesterday at a sports center in the Sanad town, but nobody was injured in the incident. Authorities are yet to disclose the extent of the damage or the cause of the fire which gutted the center completely. Interior ministry tweeted: “Civil defense extinguished a fire in a building in Sanad.”

The fire, according to eyewitnesses, erupted at around 4.20pm yesterday and spread rapidly. Around five vehicles and 16 fire tenders were employed to put out the flames. Reports, however, claimed short circuit as the cause of the fire.