A massive fire that set a hotel in the northern Iranian port city of Bandar Anzali ablaze on Friday has been contained, the spokesman for the Anzali Free Trade Zone said.
Mehdi Kazemian said the fire in the Pouria Hotel did not leave any casualties however it caused some material damage to the five-star hotel.
The reason behind the incident and the estimated cost of the damage will be announced after investigation, he added.
The Anzali Free Zone is the only free zone in Iran on the Caspian coast and hosts over 11 million domestic and foreign tourists every year, according to official figures.
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