UAE | General
Abu Dhabi portakabins catch fire
A fire broke out on Sunday at three Portakabins near a building being constructed in Al Falah Street in Abu Dhabi.
- Image Credit: Mimmo Catalano/Gulf News Reader
Abu Dhabi: A fire broke out on Sunday at three Portakabins near a building being constructed in Al Falah Street in Abu Dhabi.
Lieutenant Yasir Eisa, head of the public relations department of Abu Dhabi Civil Defence, told Gulf News the cabins were used as labour accommodation.
There were no injuries. Police are investigating the cause of the fire.
Share this article
Popular in UAE

-
Your pictures
Readers' pictures
The best reader pictures from around the UAE this week
Latest news
- Man held in Dubai with drugs
- Thousands step out for a cause
- Striving for peace
- Haj pilgrims required to get vaccinated
- Kalimat launches children's book
- Man flees without informing employer
- Housemaid gets one-year jail for theft
- Cleaner to serve 6 months for rape
- Father and son charged with theft
- Three arrested for hosting 31 infiltrators
- Car rental violations net Dh541,000
- Men urged to report erectile dysfunction
- Check-ups are key to keep silent killer at bay
- Expats observe Remembrance Day
- The right moves for peace
Community Reports
-
Public transport is the way to go
Residents must stop complaining about feeder buses taking up parking space
-
Be kind to animals
Mistreated Labrador and puppy need new home filled with love
-
Help me find my precious cat
Raif, my cute eight-month-old ‘fur ball', went missing in Abu Dhabi's Al Bateen area last month
-
Pavement parking irks pedestrians
Gulf News reader calls on authorities to step in and stop car owners from invading pathways meant for safe walking


