Tobias Hase / EPA

Residents try to save possessions from a blaze in a commercial district in Harar, Ethiopia, Jan. 12.

Fire blazes in commercial district of Harar, Ethiopia

EPA reports: According to eye witnesses the fire spread rapidly due to the drought, temporarily threatening the city's historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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does anyone know which district this is?

    Reply#1 - Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:59 PM EST
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