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Two children suffer breathing difficulties in Aqaba fire

By Petra - Apr 12,2014 - Last updated at Apr 12,2014

AMMAN – Two children suffered breathing difficulties on Saturday when a fire erupted in an apartment on the second floor of a two-storey building in Aqaba.

The Public Security Department media centre said fire brigades extinguished the fire while rescue team personnel administered first aid to the injured and took them to Prince Hashem Military Hospital, where their condition was listed as being critical.

According to the PSD, an electric short circuit caused the fire. 

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