4 of a family die in tent fire in Balqa

AMMAN — Four people of an Asian nationality, a father, mother and their two children, died after a fire erupted in a tent in Balqa, the Public Security Directorate (PSD) said on Monday.

The PSD spokesperson said that firefighters and paramedics of Balqa Civil Defence Department rushed to the scene, put out the blaze and evacuated the bodies to the Salt Public Hospital, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. An investigation is under way into the incident, the spokesperson added.