One dead, 12 injured in various incidents

By JT - Feb 03,2016 - Last updated at Feb 03,2016

Civil Defence Department personnel are seen at the site of a restaurant fire in Irbid, some 80km north of Amman, on Wednesday. The fire was extinguished and no injuries were reported, according to the Public Security Department's radio station Amen FM (Photo courtesy of Amen FM)

AMMAN — A 75-year-old man died on Wednesday in the capital's 8th Circle area in a hit-and-run incident, the Civil Defence Department (CDD) said.

CDD personnel transferred the body to the King Hussein Medical Centre, according to a CDD statement.

Also in Amman, four people were injured after a vehicle overturned on Medina Munawara Street.

The injured were taken to Al Bashir Public Hospital, where they were listed in fair condition.

In Madaba, four people were injured when their vehicle overturned, according to a CDD statement. They were taken to Al Nadim Public Hospital, where they were reported to be in fair condition.

Irbid CDD personnel dealt with an incident where four people suffered breathing difficulties after inhaling gas from a wood burning heater in Kfar Awan.

CDD cadres administered first aid to them before taking them to Princess Raya Hospital, where they were listed in fair condition.

Heater-related accidents in Jordan have claimed over 20 lives since last November, according to CDD figures.

Last winter, 307 incidents resulted in 23 deaths and hundreds of injuries.

CDD officials have repeatedly issued warnings urging the public not to keep heaters on for long periods and to ventilate their homes.

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