Fire destroys electricity pylons

DAMMAM, 28 February — A massive fire that spread from burning garbage on Monday had destroyed a number of electricity pylons in the Eastern Province township of Umm Al-Sahek, according to Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, deputy director of Civil Defense in the region. He said fierce winds spread the fire to the nearby electric posts holding high-tension power cables. Civil Defense teams with the help of technicians from the Saudi Electricity Company contained the fire, which blazed from more than one hour.