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| Saudi hotel fire: Over 1,000 pilgrims evacuated | |
| 2015-09-18 | |
| [Dhaka Tribune] More than 1,000 pilgrims in Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... were safely evacuated from a hotel in Mecca after a fire broke out on Thursday ahead of the hajj, emergency officials said. The hajj is going just trippingly this year, ain't it?
Saudi civil defense officials said two pilgrims were being treated for injuries from the fire. The hajj is expected to start on Monday. More than 1 million pilgrims have already arrived for the annual pilgrimage, which all able-bodied Moslems are required to perform once in their lives. The fire comes after a crane collapse in Mecca last Friday killed at least 111 people and injured more than 390. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Heck, they've started cooking fires on in the aisles on aircraft. In flight. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-09-18 11:35 |
| #3 over the years, some muslim pilgrims to saudi arabia have been known to start fires in hotels to cook lamb and chicken in the halls |
| Posted by: lord garth 2015-09-18 08:56 |
| #2 I was in Libya during Ramadan of 2013 and every tv channel had continuous streaming video of the Grand Mosque. The building is so large that it honestly looks like some CGI special effect for a Star Wars movie. It just boggles the mind how large it is. Imagine a football stadium or a city park large enough to hold 2 million people. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2015-09-18 06:15 |
| #1 When the current renovations to the el grande mosk are done it will hold two million over excited muzzies. The potential for stampedes on an unprecedented scale is obvious. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2015-09-18 00:45 |