UAE: Firefighters controls massive fire flames in 21 minutes

A gigantic fire broke out in a parking lot at Al Qusais Industrial Area 1 today, Friday, April 8, 2022.

Abu Dhabi, UAE: A gigantic fire broke out in a parking lot at Al Qusais Industrial Area 1 today, Friday, April 8, 2022. The firefighters were immediately informed and managed to control the fire within 21 minutes, according to the statement of the Dubai Civil Defence. 

Videos of the incident are going viral all over the internet, showing massive flames of fire and black smoke all over the area. People of the United Arab Emirates have commended the bravery and job done by firefighters. 

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As per the information received so far, multiple vehicles, especially cars engulfed in the fire flames. The incident was reported to the operations room of the Dubai Civil Defence at around 10.07 am. 

Al Qusais Civil Defence station immediately went to the scene within the time span of just 5 minutes. Along with it, another team from the Al Rashidiya station also rerouted. 

At around 12.36 pm, the fire was in control, and the cooling operations began at 12.59 pm. Although no death because of the fire has been reported, while the overall severity of the fire still remains uncleared for the time, as per the authorities

Meanwhile, the cause of the blaze has yet also not been found, and the authorities are currently probing into the matter. 

 

Tariq Saeed

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