Fire breaks out at Jeddah oil depot ahead of Saudi Arabia grand prix
by Associated Press in Jeddah from World news | The Guardian on (#5XGTA)
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim responsibility for huge blaze days before F1 race is due to take place
A fire has erupted at an oil depot in Jeddah days ahead of a Formula One race in the Saudi city after what Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed was an attack by the group.
The blaze - not immediately acknowledged by Saudi Arabia or its state-run oil company Saudi Aramco - was centred on the same fuel depot that the Houthis had attacked in recent days.
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