One person died in a fire that broke out on Monday evening in a dwelling located in the Medina of Tangier, local authorities indicated.

The fire broke out in a house on Qtiwet Street, in the Ben Yder district, causing the death by asphyxiation of a woman, according to the same source.

Another fire of lesser importance was started on Tuesday by an unbalanced person in his home, located in the Jnane Kabtane district of the Medina.

The elements of the Civil Protection succeeded in extinguishing both fires.