Fire breaks out in Dubai warehouse

Thursday, 10 February 2022 13:21

By ARN News Staff

Firefighters have managed to contain a blaze that broke out in a warehouse in Dubai's Al-Khabaisi area on Thursday.

According to Dubai Civil Defence, the warehouse near the Dubai Airports stocked building materials.

An emergency crew was dispatched within four minutes of receiving the alert at 12:54 pm.

No casualties or injuries have been reported.

Cooling operations started at 1:36 pm, with the site transferred to the authorities for further investigations.

Dubai Civil Defense teams have brought under control a small fire that broke out in a warehouse for building materials in the Al-Khabaisi area in Deira. No casualties have been reported. pic.twitter.com/I7algF5sad
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) February 10, 2022

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