Ramallah – Ma’an – A number of citizens suffocated, this Saturday evening, in a limited fire that broke out in one of the wedding halls in the Umm Al-Sharayet neighborhood in the city of Al-Bireh.

Civil Defense spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Nael Al-Azza, reported that a limited fire broke out in a wedding hall in the Umm Al-Sharayet neighborhood in the city of Al-Bireh, causing a number of citizens to suffocate.

He pointed out that the fire was brought under control and the hall was evacuated of attendees, and that medical teams provided first aid to the injured.

The Red Crescent reported that its crews dealt with 4 suffocation cases, including a serious suffocation injury and very critical respiratory burns.

Source: Maan News Agency