Mecca fire of 1997

Wann

15. Apr. 1997

Art

Brand

Koordinaten

21.41° N, 39.89° E

Description

fire incident in Mecca,Saudi Arabia (1997)

Injured

1300

Im Gebiet platziert, nicht an einem genauen Ort.

Fire incident in Mecca, Saudi Arabia (1997)

The Mecca fire of 1997 was a fire that occurred in the tent city Mina near Mecca in Saudi Arabia on April 15th 1997, killing between 217 and 300 pilgrims and injuring 1,300. According to witnesses, most of the dead were pilgrim from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

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