Fire destroyed one of Bahrain's main food and electrical appliances import warehouses yesterday morning.
It took five hours to control the fire which broke out at Abdali Eisa Al Daaysi Company's warehouse compound in Salmabad, just outside Manama.
Goods worth millions of Bahraini dinars were destroyed.
More than 100 firefighters and 29 fire engines from fire stations across the country battled the blaze. Strong winds and water shortage hampered their efforts.
More than 200 immigrant workers, mainly Asians, who were trapped in the compound were saved by the firefighters.
An increase in some food and electrical appliance prices is feared.
The writer is a journalist based in Manama
