A tent housing a number of Egyptian pilgrims in the Saudi city of Mina has reportedly caught fire, in yet another deadly tragedy to hit Hajj pilgrims this year.
The tent went up in flames on Friday after fire from an adjacent kitchen spread to it, causing the eight panicked Egyptian women inside to run out screaming in terror, Arabic-language Egyptian daily al-Youm al-Sabe' reported.
The report added that eight fire trucks quickly rushed to the site, and fire fighters extinguished the blaze in a short while.
There were no immediate reports of casualties and the extent of damage inflicted in the aftermath of the mishap.
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source : Agencies
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25 September 2015
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Several Egyptian pilgrims injured when hajj tents catch fire
A tent housing a number of Egyptian pilgrims in the Saudi city of Mina has reportedly caught fire, in yet another deadly tragedy to hit Hajj pilgrims this year.