HIBAPRESS – Jerada
Tonight, Monday, April 4, 2026, a massive fire broke out inside an apartment located in the Al-Rashidiya 12 residential complex in the city of Jerada, causing significant material losses, amid a state of panic among the neighboring residents.
According to information obtained by local sources, the flames erupted suddenly inside the apartment before spreading rapidly, causing damage to a number of household properties, including furniture, equipment and other contents, while the residents rushed outside the houses to avoid any potential danger.
As soon as they were notified of the incident, civil defense elements arrived at the scene, supported by firefighting mechanisms, where they began their urgent intervention to contain the fire, and after intensive efforts they were able to control and extinguish the fire, while taking the necessary preventive measures to avoid the spread of the flames to the neighboring apartments or buildings.
The accident also mobilized the various security services, as elements of the National Security and local authorities attended the scene, where the fire perimeter was cordoned off and secured, and traffic was organized, in addition to facilitating the intervention process and ensuring the safety of citizens.
In the same context, the competent security services opened an investigation under the supervision of the Public Prosecution, with the aim of determining the real causes behind the outbreak of the fire, and revealing its circumstances and the circumstances of its occurrence, pending the results of the technical expertise and field inspections.
It is indicated that the accident, according to preliminary data, did not result in any human losses, while it caused serious material damage inside the affected apartment.
