The Haramain high-speed rail station in Jeddah that links the holy cities of Mecca and Medina was engulfed in flames on Sunday:
Breaking: Massive fire engulfs train station #Jeddah which links Makkah & Madina. Chaos is starting to spread in #Saudi Arabia pic.twitter.com/mxvv8p05MD #SpencePorter
— Ali AlAhmed (@AliAlAhmed_en) September 29, 2019
Also in Jeddah this weekend, the Saudi king’s personal bodyguard was shot and killed in what the kingdom said was a “personal” dispute:
Saudi king's personal bodyguard killed during a 'personal' dispute in Jeddah https://t.co/kkqQUdlv5z
— Middle East Monitor (@MiddleEastMnt) September 29, 2019
So, WTF is really going on?
Jeddah railway station on fire…
Not sure if it's accident or an attack…
Things are happening rapidly in the Kingdom and rumors are equally strong….
Noone trusts the official version anyways . pic.twitter.com/GsjZsGXDlL— Zaid Hamid (@ZaidZamanHamid) September 29, 2019
Early footage of the blaze:
Footage:
The early moments of escalated fire inside the Haramain train station in #Jeddah. pic.twitter.com/Z4eAIb2qcl
— مهند أبوعبيد Mohannad AbuObaid (@mohannadObaid) September 29, 2019
Some people had to be rescued from the roof of the building:
? Footage:
Scenes showing the rescue operations for the detainees at the roof of the Haramain train station in #Jeddah. pic.twitter.com/Odsl0hlkfV— مهند أبوعبيد Mohannad AbuObaid (@mohannadObaid) September 29, 2019
Reports are coming in that the building “has begun to collapse”:
The building at the Jeddah train station has begun to collapse in the on-going fire.https://t.co/T7SUGZtIvx https://t.co/DhpraJTb1I
— Joshua Landis (@joshua_landis) September 29, 2019
A view from inside the station:
#Jeddah Civil defense: The fire of the Haramain train has been controlled so far by 75%. pic.twitter.com/lHr3XaP2U5
— مهند أبوعبيد Mohannad AbuObaid (@mohannadObaid) September 29, 2019
The latest if the fire if fully under control:
Saudi Civil Defense:
The fire accident was brought under control, cooling process is underway.
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The mega fire took only 10 hours to be under control & no life losses. pic.twitter.com/8KkGZblgMp— مهند أبوعبيد Mohannad AbuObaid (@mohannadObaid) September 29, 2019
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