[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A fire broke out at the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeidah early on Saturday, destroying warehouses filled with cooking fuel and foodstuffs, port workers said.According to eyewitnesses, the fire engulfed five warehouses belonging to the World Food Program, in the area of Kilo 7 in the Houthi-controlled city of Hodeidah, stressing that the stores contained various aid and food items, including cooking oils and other materials.
There has been no explanation from the WFP yet on the causes of the fire at the time of publication, while Houthi
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the
Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is
God is Great, Death to Americaâ„¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews...
militia authorities have kept silent on the matter.
Yemeni’s internationally-recognized government condemned in a statement what happened to the aid storage centers and damage done to relief and humanitarian materials and has called for an urgent and impartial investigation into who those responsible for the fire, hinting at the involvement of the Huthi militias.