11 dead, dozens hurt in fire at Saudi oil giant housing complex

31 Aug, 2015

At least 11 people were killed and 219 injured in Saudi Arabia Sunday when a fire broke out at a residential complex housing employees of oil giant Saudi Aramco, authorities said. The fire started in the basement of a tower in the eastern city of Khobar, the kingdom's civil defence said on Twitter.
It added that several of the injured were in a "critical condition" and that the casualties were from "various nationalities," without giving details.

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