In comments reported by the Associated Press (AP), the Qatari authorities said that a fire had started in the North of Doha, 3.5 kilometers from the Lusail stadium, where Argentines and Mexicans will challenge each other this Saturday (8 p.m.).
Several witnesses posted images of thick smoke in the sky on social media.
So far, there are no casualties.
North Doha.
Very large plume of black smoke.
And the wind blows all this towards the center.
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The fire reportedly started in a building under construction shortly after noon local time, according to statements by Qatari Interior Minister Khaled Bin Khalifa Bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani.
According to the Daily Mail, the fire would be located "a few hundred meters" from a fan zone.