10 charred to death in massive villa blaze

Police initially said seven people were burnt to death in the inferno at about 5.30am. Later, three more bodies were recovered from the wreckage. All the bodies have been shifted to Dubai Police morgue.

Sniffing dogs and firefighters were brought to the scene to recover the bodies.

A firefighter said the bodies were difficult to find as all of them had been charred and were on the top floor of the villa complex.

Civil Defence officials said they rushed to the spot soon after the fire was reported but could not rescue the men trapped on the second floor of the building.

'We are investigating into the cause of the fire. Our experts are on the spot. Efforts are on to find the missing people,' said Brig. Abdul Jaleel Mahdi, Deputy Director of Preventive Security at Dubai Police.

'The fire broke out when most of the men were sleeping. This caused the high causality,' added Brig. Mahdi.

'We cordoned off the area soon after the fire erupted and all the people from the neighbouring villa complex were evacuated immediately,' said a Civil Defence official on the spot.

Meanwhile, relatives and friends of the victims gathered in the vicinity, anxious to find any information about their relatives.

Indian consulate officials visited the spot and promised all necessary support to the families of the deceased.

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