Sharjah firefighters are battling a massive fire that erupted in a warehouse containing flammable materials in Industrial Area 6 on Friday. According to Sami Al Naqbi, director general of Sharjah Civil Defence, they received reports of the fire at their operations room at 3:45pm. All fire stations in the emirate were dispatched to contain the blaze. No casualties have been reported.
Fire was reported in #Sharjah's industrial area on Friday afternoon. More details are awaited. (Abhishek Sengupta/Khaleej Times) pic.twitter.com/a8ngRPhojd - Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) June 21, 2019
Firefighting operations are still ongoing, Al Naqbi added. This is a developing story.