Nine people died as a result of a fire accident in a residential building in the city of Port Sudan, eastern Sudan, due to an electrical short.
The police forces stated that fire and rescue teams quickly intervened to evacuate the residents trapped inside the ground floor of the building, and they were transferred to the hospital to receive the necessary treatment.
According to reports from Agence France-Presse, the condition of four survivors is stable and they are still receiving medical care.
It is noteworthy that Sudan suffers from arson fires, as they are repeatedly used as a weapon of war in the conflict that has been taking place in Sudan since April 2023. According to satellite images, 235 fires have broken out in cities and villages throughout Sudan since the start of the war, and in the Darfur region, more than 50 villages have been burned in an unintentional manner. frequent.
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