Huge fire breaks out in displaced camp in Marib

MARIB, Sept. 05 (YPA) – A huge fire broke out on Monday in one of the camps for displaced people south of the city of Marib.

According to a brief statement issued by the executive unit of the administration of displaced persons camps of coalition government in the province, a fire broke out in the shelter of the displaced Saddam Hussein Mohammed Abdullah Al-Sharafi, in the seventh sector of the camp of Al-jafina.

According to the statement, the fire caused destruction of all belongings of the displaced family of furniture, bedding and kitchen utensils.

It is worth noting that during the past six months, the IDP camps have witnessed 51 fires due to negligence and lack of security and safety means, which led to the death and injury of at least 26 IDPs, according to a previous statement of the IDP executive in the governorate.