The fire started at 19:09 on Sunday. Five firefighting teams and three rescue teams joined in the fight against the fire and put out the fire hours later, the spokesperson of the Civil Defense for Hajj Season Lt-Col Abdullah Al Arabi Al Harithi told the agency.
He said that the all Indian and Bangladeshi pilgrims in the building were evacuated, adding the cause for the fire is still under investigation.
Xinhua
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