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Saudi hotel fire: Over 1,000 pilgrims evacuated
[Dhaka Tribune] More than 1,000 pilgrims in Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
 were safely evacuated from a hotel in Mecca after a fire broke out on Thursday ahead of the hajj, emergency officials said.
The hajj is going just trippingly this year, ain't it?
They got a new king recently, so everyone moved to a new job with unfamiliar responsibilities. This results in a great deal of bad luck.
Authorities said the blaze started on the eighth floor of an 11-story hotel in Mecca's Aziziya neighborhood.

Saudi civil defense officials said two pilgrims were being treated for injuries from the fire.

The hajj is expected to start on Monday. More than 1 million pilgrims have already arrived for the annual pilgrimage, which all able-bodied Moslems are required to perform once in their lives.

The fire comes after a crane collapse in Mecca last Friday killed at least 111 people and injured more than 390.
Posted by: Fred 2015-09-18
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