The Public Relations and Media Department of the General Fire Force said in a statement after “a report was sent to the Central Operations Department this morning about a fire in the Souk Sharq fish market the Central Operations Department dispatched firemen from Al-Hilali and Al-Madinah Fire Stations and put out the fire.
Al-Rai daily said the fire destroyed a restaurant inside the vegetable section. The site was evacuated immediately, and the fire was fought and extinguished, without causing any injuries.