Video: Firefighters put out fire in Dubai labour accommodation

Civil Defence arrived immediately at the site of the incident

Dubai - A fire also erupted in a car on the roads of Dubai

Published: Sat 6 May 2017, 3:36 PM

Updated: Sun 7 May 2017, 10:20 AM

By
Amira Agarib

A fire broke out in Dubai's Sonapur area on Saturday.

According to videos and photos sent by a resident to Khaleej Times - plumes of smoke could be seen coming out from a building in a Sonapur labour camp earlier in the day.
Rescue teams immediately reached the site of the fire, including Dubai Civil Defence and ambulance services, after receiving information about the incident.
According to initial details, the fire erupted in beds on the second floor of a labour accommodation in Sonapur 2.
Dubai Police Rescue and firefighters from Qusais Civil Defence station arrived at 12:45 pm and managed to douse the fire by 12:53 pm, followed by the cooling operation and at 1:05 pm.

Video: Firefighters put out fire in #Dubai labour accommodation https://t.co/VLOHkTRpKS pic.twitter.com/VIfKoLFMuU
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) May 6, 2017

(Video by KT reader/Mahesh)
Firefighters managed to prevent the fire from spreading. No injuries were reported.

Car catches fire on Ittihad Road

On the other side of the city, Civil Defence also put out a fire which erupted in a car on Ittihad road from Al Shola intersection towards Al Habtoor Motors.
The driver managed to get out of the car unharmed.

#TrafficUpdate:

Traffic #congestion on Al Ittihad rd from Al Shola intersection towards Al Habtoor Motors due to a vehicle fire accident.
- Dubai Police???? ??? (@DubaiPoliceHQ) May 6, 2017