Muscat – Flames have engulfed a house in the wilayat of Saham, leaving at least ten members of an Omani family dead.
The sibling suffocated to death after inhaling smoke which was billowing from the house located in the Khor Al-Hamam.
The Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) said that search and rescue operations are still underway.
The fire reportedly broke out in the two-storey building at 04:00 am this morning. The cause of the devastating blaze has yet to be determined.
This incident is can be said one of the biggest fire-related tragedies of recent times.