A fire in a sponge warehouse, owned by a Saudi, raged for four hours in Al-Khaldia District of Hafr Al-Batin on Thursday. Capt. Mubarak Al-Qahtani, spokesperson of the Eastern Province Civil Defense, said three firefighting teams from Al-Balad, Al-Sulaimaniah and Al-Iskan in addition to three support units under the supervision of Lt. Col. Ahmed Al-Ghaith fought the fire for three hours. There were no casualties. – Okaz __