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Firefighting teams extinguished a fire Tuesday in an electronics shop in al- Bahsa area of damascus/" class="auto-internal-link">damascus, damage was limited to material losses Speaking to SANA, Hassan al-Hassan, director of the Civil defense in Damascus, explained that the fire erupted near a hotel, and ten people were evacuated from the building due to plumes of smoke that rose from site and spread into it and around the surrounding Al-Hassan added that first aid was provided to whom were evacuated through specialized paramedics, before transferring them for further treatment. โFire had been extinguished and is now in the cooling stage to ensure that the flames do not reignite, al-Hassan verified, noting that the swift response helped limit the damage and protect civilian lives.
Civil Defense firefighting teams responded to more than 9,600 fires across various provinces from the beginning of 2025 until the end of last September, including forests, agricultural lands, buildings, and commercial shops.