Sources from Iraq reported that a fire broke out today, Tuesday, at a site near the "shrine" of Imam Hussein in Karbala province in southern Iraq. During the presence of thousands of Shiites who pay a visit to sanctify the grave in the so-called forty days of the killing of Hussein..

The fire broke out in the Ghari Hotel, which includes hundreds, but so far it has not been confirmed whether there are casualties.

She added that "the teams cordoned off and isolated the fire after the area was evacuated of visitors."

The Shiites consider the fortieth day of Ashura, and the Shiites celebrate this day with pagan rituals.