A fire has broken on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, inside an apartment in Aqaba, south of Jordan, according to the media department at the Civil Defense Directorate (CDD).

Cadres of the CDD have rushed to the scene and were able to extinguish the fire.

However, due to the fire, six people have suffered suffocation and have been transferred to Prince Hashim Military Hospital, where their health conditions were described as moderate.