Classroom Fire in Abu Dhabi

Safeya Mohamed, school principal, said the students whose class had caught fire were shifted to another classroom where they continued the lessons.

Dr Mughir Al Khaili, Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Education Council, Mohammed Salem Al Dhaheri, Director of the Abu Dhabi Educational Zone, and Samia Abdul Raouf Al Awar, Director of the Engineering Projects at the Municipality Department, visited the school to check the damage caused by the fire.

Authorities suspect the fire was caused by a short circuit .

Dr Al Khaili instructed education zone engineers to coordinate with the technical staff of the Civil Defence and municipality to identify the causes of the fire so that such incidents could be avoided in the future.

He also gave instructions to carry out the required maintenance works in the classroom.

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