A massive fire has caused extensive damage to a busy marketplace located between the historic citadel and the famous Al-Hamidiyah Souk in the old walled city of Damascus.
The fire, which was broke out at around 06:00 on Saturday, sent up a plume of black smoke that could be seen from kilometers away.
It took firefighters three hours to put out the raging flames. They were seen still combing the site extinguishing small fires as of 10:00.
The Director of Damascus Civil Defense Jihad Mousa said that the fire was caused by an electrical short-circuit, and no casualties had been reported.
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