No one hurt in Yemen hotel fire, official says

SANAA (Reuters) - A fire in a gas station set a nearby small hotel ablaze in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday, but no one was hurt, a Yemeni security official said.

"There were no deaths or injuries," the official said.

The Interior Ministry said earlier a fire had started in the gas station and spread to the hotel.

Most guests at the hotel are usually low-income Yemenis.

Residents said they heard a loud explosion around the time of the fire, but a ministry statement said that was caused by a plane breaking the sound barrier.