Logos Hope in Muscat (14-19th January, 2011)

Logos Hope

It's the world' largest floating book fair. The Logos Hope reached Muscat on 14th  January  evening and opened its decks to the  public on 15th.  Dirk Colenbrander is the captain of the ship. The 400 crew members of the ship are volutneers from different countries. It is offering a selection of more than 7,000 books at affordable prices.  

Fire in Al Asfoor Furnishing LLC, Wadi Kabir, Muscat

A massive fire broke out in Al Asfoor building in Wadi Kabir around 10pm on Friday (8th October, 2010) night. The carpentry workshop of Al Alasfoor Furnishing LLC was caught fire.  It  is believed that substantial quantities of plywood and other furniture material were stored in the workshop. No casualities were reported, it seems. Details of the damages are not officially available till time. Eye witness said that there is smoke even in the morning. 

We are staying nearly 2 kms away from the location and we could see the smoke and glow from our building. It was really a frightening scene for me. It took more than one and half hours to control the fire... 

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