Massive fire breaks out in Saudi city of Jeddah ahead of F1 race
A raging fire and huge feather of smoke erupted in Saudi Arabia and attacked an oil depot in Saudi’s Jeddah ahead of formula race 1.
According to the sources, it had been claimed that Yemen’s Houthi group had attacked the kingdom. We did several attacks with drones and ballistic missiles," the Iran-backed Huthi rebels said in a statement, including an "Aramco installation in Jeddah (and) vital installations in Riyadh".
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The videos of the attack shows, raging fire and large smoke clouds at an oil depot and also near the Formula 1 track.
According to the statement of Associated Press, Saudi Aramco facility had been hit leading to smoke and fire everywhere.
Smoke billowed near Jeddah's F1 track as drivers took part in practice runs, with Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen saying he could smell the blaze as he drove.
The attacks come as Saudi Arabia continues to lead a coalition against the Houthis, who are backed by Iran and took control of Yemen's capital, Sanaa, in September 2014.
The monarchy, which entered the Yemeni war in 2015, has been chastised globally for bombings that have killed a large number of civilians – a point made by the Houthis as they launch drones, missiles, and mortars into the kingdom.
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Diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel are stored at the North Jeddah Bulk Plant for usage in Jeddah, the kingdom's second-largest city. It provides roughly a quarter of Saudi Arabia's supplies, as well as fuel for a regional desalination facility.
-PTC News
