JEDDAH: A Saudi woman and her four children who were killed in a massive fire inside their home in Shaqeeq, near Jazan, were buried at Bin Haijan cemetery on Friday.
First Lt. Musleh Al-Ghamdi, spokesman of the Civil Defense in Jazan, identified the woman as Khadeeja Mohammed Fawaz, 42, adding that the fire accident occurred while her husband had gone out to buy food.
Al-Ghamdi said his department has launched an investigation to determine the cause of the blaze.
The children who died in the incident were Rawan Maayuf Muhammed, 14, an intermediate school student, Fatma Maayuf Muhammed, 8, a primary school student, Husain Maayuf Muhammed, 10, a Class IV student, and 2-year-old Kassim Maayuf Muhammed.
Three-year-old Rashid Maayuf Muhammed, who survived the accident, has been hospitalized for burn injuries.
Ibrahim Ataridi, deputy chief of administration in the Shaqeeq Center, and a number of inhabitants in the town, participated in the funeral.
Al-Ghamdi said Civil Defense firefighters rushed to the site soon after hearing the news of fire that had gutted the traditional house of the family.
The dead and injured were taken to Badr Al-Alawi Polyclinic.
In another development, a 30-year-old Saudi woman died while three others were saved from drowning in Gharoub coast in Yanbu on Thursday. The three girls remain in stable condition.
Col. Hussein Al-Johani, spokesman of the border guards in Madinah, said his department had provided first aid to the dead woman before taking her to the nearest medical center.
He said the four women lost control while they were swimming in an area of the coast that was not specified for swimming. The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu has placed a signboard in the place warning people against swimming in the area.
Five family members die in home fire
