Minor fire at shopping mall
The City Center-Doha was evacuated yesterday after a minor fire broke out on the third floor of the prominent shopping complex around 9.45am. There were no injuries.
“A smoke alarm alerted staff and the Civil Defence arrived promptly. The fire was extinguished quickly. A fault in an electrical cable in Fun City (a children’s play area) appears to have caused the fire,” the management of City Center-Doha said.
“The third floor was closed as soon as the fire was detected and the people inside evacuated. We expect the outlets on the third floor of City Center-Doha will reopen once a complete safety check is completed.”
Indian embassy holiday tomorrow
The Indian embassy will remain closed tomorrow on the occasion of Diwali, the mission said in a statement yesterday.
Education Minister hails GCC meet in Kuwait
HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed al-Hammadi has commended the outcome of the 23rd ministerial conference of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) Arab Education Office which concluded in Kuwait yesterday. In a statement, the minister extended his thanks to the Emir, government and people of Kuwait for hosting and organising the conference as well as for the hospitality.. He also extended his appreciation to the GCC and Yemen education ministers, members of the GCC Arab Education Office and praised the spirit of co-operation.. Al-Hammadi led Qatar’s delegation to the two-day conference which discussed issues including the report of the chairman of the executive board on the 22nd and 23rd sessions of GCC Arab Education Office’s conferences, in addition to the director general’s report on the implementation of programmes, projects of the financial period 2013-2014.
