UAE | Crime

Fire breaks out at labour accommodation in Abu Dhabi

A fire broke out at portacabins at a construction site in Al Falah Street in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

  • Staff Report
  • Published: 16:00 August 3, 2008
  • Gulf News

Abu Dhabi: A fire broke out at portacabins at a construction site in Al Falah Street in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

Lieutenant Yasir Issa, Head of Public Relations Department in Abu Dhabi Civil Defence, told Gulf News that "the portacabins were used as labour accommodation; no injuries were reported and other losses will be estimated later."

Police are investigating the cause of the fire.

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