Massive Fire Reported at Train Station in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Videos, Photos

Firefighters have arrived at the scene and are still trying to extinguish the fire, according to media reports.

A fire has broken out at the Al-Haramain train station in Jeddah, the Arab News reported. The cause of the fire has not yet been established, reports say.

At least five people were injured in the fire, according to the official Twitter account of the Mecca region. Reports say that 16 medical teams were working at the scene.

Photos and videos of black smoke rising above the station have appeared online.

صور للحريق الهائل في #محطة_قطار_الحرمين بمدينة #جدة ، والدفاع المدني يباشر بإخماد الحريق pic.twitter.com/ob6fpcPkr8

— قناة الخليج (@alkhalejtv) September 29, 2019

#يحدث_الان
الدفاع المدني بـ #جدة يباشر حريقا اندلع في سقف محطة #قطار_الحرمين بالسليمانية
.. لازالت الفرق تعمل على اطفاء الحريق
دون تسجيل إصابات حتى الآن. pic.twitter.com/6d4xZFyuB0

— إمارة منطقة مكة (@makkahregion) September 29, 2019

حريق متطور بمحطة #قطار_الحرمين بـ #جدة.#عاجل..https://t.co/LuUGuvNBp1 pic.twitter.com/MjcW4ceDp0

— صحيفة سبق الإلكترونية (@sabqorg) September 29, 2019

مدني #جدة يُباشر حريق نشب في محطة #قطار_الحرمين.
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pic.twitter.com/TFgDTnawQh

— محمد الهذلي 🇸🇦 (@Mal_hothaly) September 29, 2019

A Twitter user has posted a video showing firefighters extinguishing the fire by spraying water on the walls of the building.

#حريق_محطة_القطار_جدة#جدة
اللهم سلم سلم نتمنى السلامه للجميع pic.twitter.com/gK0mLIUT85

— LOOOMY (@LOOOOMY0) September 29, 2019

Earlier in September, Saudi Arabia called on Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC), which are sides involved in the fighting in southern Yemen, to engage in dialogue in the Saudi city of Jeddah.