Fire at construction building in Dubailand
Fire reported near Dubailand. Huge plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the area. According to initial reports, the fire erupted in an under construction building, which is near Dubai Miracle Garden. News Courtesy: Gulf News https://gulfnews.com/uae/video-fire-erupts-near-dubailand-1.1566572838687
Car catches fire under Meydan Bridge in Dubai
A car caught fire under Meydan Bridge on Al Khail Road on Thursday afternoon but police reported no injuries. News Courtesy: Gulf news https://gulfnews.com/uae/video-car-catches-fire-under-meydan-bridge-in-dubai-1.65948162
Fire guts flat in Dubai’s International City
A minor fire broke out in an apartment in International City in Dubai on Tuesday night, leaving its seven tenants, including five Filipinas with virtually nothing. No one was hurt in the blaze that ravaged the bedroom of a first floor flat in the Greece Cluster of International City at around 6pm, witnesses said. Firefighters…
Baby dies in Dubai villa fire
An eight-month-old girl died in a fire at a villa in Dubai on Sunday, police have confirmed. The Emirati baby was inside the house in Al Barsha when the fire started at around 12pm. Colonel Majid Sultan Al Suwaidi, deputy director of Al Barsha police station, said that the command room received a report of…
Fire breaks out at Sudan’s old presidential palace 23-3
Thick plumes of smoke billowed into the sky Saturday as a fire ripped through Sudan’s old presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum, an AFP journalist reported. It was not immediately known if there were any casualties or what had caused the fire. Police cordoned off the streets heading to the palace, built in 1832 on…
Fire guts yacht in Dubai Marina – 26-3
A yacht was gutted after it caught fire in Dubai Marina on Tuesday afternoon. Tweeps shared videos of a small boat going up in flames. Dubai Civil Defence told local media that the blaze has been put out.
Fire in AIIMS Trauma Centre
A fire broke out on Sunday in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Trauma Centre, forcing evacuation of scores of patients, the Delhi Fire Service said. No casualties were reported. Courtesy: Gulf News https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/fire-in-aiims-trauma-centre-no-casualty-1.1553447394215
500 evacuated as fire hits hotel in Singapore
About 500 people were evacuated on Wednesday after a fire at a luxury hotel in downtown Singapore but there were no injuries, emergency services officials said. Television footage showed thick black smoke billowing from the Grand Hyatt Hotel near the Orchard Road shopping district, but the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said the fire was…
High-rise office building catches fire in Bangladesh
Desperate workers leaped to their deaths as a huge fire tore through a Dhaka office block Thursday, killing at least 19 people and trapping others in the latest major inferno to hit the Bangladesh capital. Rescue workers warned the death toll could rise sharply as fire fighters recovered charred bodies from the complex where an…
Fire Incident reported at Dubai Plastic Warehouse on Jan 11, 2019
The Dubai Media office had alluded to teams being called in from three Civil Defence departments: Jebel Ali, Dubai Investment Parks, and Dubai Parks, in addition to other firefighting equipment, to battle the blaze. The Dubai Civil Defence had been battling a fire that razed a factory for recycling plastic products. The fire was contained and did…