29 Mar 2024
Sunday 8 January 2017 - 13:27
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5 Iranian pilgrims killed in huge blaze in Karbala

5 Iranian pilgrims killed in huge blaze in Karbala
IFP- According to media reports, a huge fire in central Karbala has so far killed five Iranian pilgrims and wounded several others, including 2 Iranians.

An Iranian official announced that the entire hotel has been burnt to the ground, and all passports and documents have been destroyed by the blaze.

192 Iranian pilgrims were reportedly residing in the hotel, but at the time of the fire, the majority of them were outside, and only old pilgrims had remained in the hotel.

Seyyed Ali Marashi, an official with Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), toldANAthat the incident was caused by an electrical fire in Qasr al-MawlaHotel in central Karbala, which was hosting 192 Iranian pilgrims dispatched to the Iraqi city by an illegal travel agency in Irans Mashhad.

He also noted that one of the two wounded Iranianshas been severely burnt and is in dire conditions.

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