Two Iranian Pilgrims Die in Hotel Fire in Iraqi Holy City
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A fire broke out in a hotel in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf on Sunday, leaving two Iranian pilgrims dead and several others injured.
The public relations office of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization quoted an official with the organization as saying that the two women died of smoke inhalation.
The fire started in a room on the third floor of al-Nasir Hotel that was accommodating about 170 Iranian pilgrims.
It was caused after a curtain close to a heater in the room caught fire.
The official said the pilgrims staying in the hotel were from Iran’s Markazi province.
Reports said over a hundred pilgrims suffered from smoke inhalation.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Iranians visit Najaf, which hosts the holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS).
