Car catches fire as three youths sniff glue

Sharjah: Three young Arab men received serious burns when their car caught fire as they tried to light a smoking pipe in Al Fisht area of Sharjah on Friday.

The injured have been identified as A.M., 20, and H.M, 21, from Yemen; and A.G. 16, from Bahrain

An official at the Sharjah Civil Defence told Gulf News that their operations room received call at 8.40pm reporting a fire in a car.

The three Arabs — aged between 16 and 21 — were trying to smoke in their car in Al Fisht area when the car caught fire as the car filled with gases due to sniffing glue (a type of drug), an official at Sharjah Police told Gulf News.

Police said that the youths were under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident.

Police patrols, fire brigades and paramedics were dispatched to the scene of the incident. The firefighters brought the blaze under control and the paramedics rushed one of the injured, H.M., 21, to Al Kuwaiti Hospital while the two others were taken to Al Qasimi Hospital as their condition worsened.

They were placed under police custody until their condition improves to complete investigations.