Large Fire and Smoke Columns Rising in the Area Surrounding the People's Palace in Damascus

Social media platforms circulated footage showing a large fire breaking out in the area adjacent to the Presidential People's Palace in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
The Syrian Civil Defense reported a forest fire breaking out in an area between the New Sham Suburb (formerly known as the Damascus Project) and the People's Palace in Damascus, indicating that firefighting teams are working to extinguish it and prevent the spread of the flames.
Meanwhile, the news channel reported that the fire broke out in an outdoor restaurant at the palace.