Fire Put Out near Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iraq’s Civil Defense said a fire that had broken out near the holy mausoleum of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala has been extinguished.

An Iraqi security source said the fire had started at the Aqila Zeynab (SA) courtyard on Tuesday morning, Al-Sumaria News reported.

The source noted that the courtyard in which the fire started is still under construction.

Also, Forat News reported that teams of firemen put out the blaze at a carpet storeroom in the courtyard.  

The project to construct the Aqila Zeynab (SA) courtyard has been underway in an area of 520,000 square meters since 2015.

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