A fire incident on Saturday affected the hotel where over 480 Nigerian pilgrims performing the 2025 Hajj in Saudi Arabia were lodged.
The hotel, Imaratus Sanan, located on Shari Mansur Street in Makkah, was hosting about 484 pilgrims from six Nigerian Private Tour Operator Companies.
Papers News reports that the fire affected the hotel building, and fortunately, no lives were lost as the residents had earlier departed for Mina to partake in the symbolic stoning ritual.
