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The death toll from a fire in the Radium
Residential Complex in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province has risen to eleven,
with more than 200 other people injured in the blaze, Saudi authorities stated.
“The number of those [killed in the fire] rose to seven and
the number of injured to 219,” Interior Ministry's General Directorate of Civil
Defense wrote on Twitter.
The fire
broke out Sunday morning in the basement of the building in the city of Khobar.
RT.com report continues:
According
to Mohammed Siddique, an engineer, who lives nearby, smoke was rising from the
building at the Radium Residential Complex.
"I
saw at least 30 ambulances and three helicopters. The smoke was very
heavy," he told AP.
Oil
giant Saudi Aramco, which owns the complex, said in a statement that emergency
response teams are working at the site.
The
victims are of various nationalities, said the Interior Ministry's General
Directorate of Civil Defense, adding that some of the injured are in critical
condition.
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