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Fire breaks out at scrap yard in Sharjah
A fire broke out at 1pm on Tuesday at a scrap yard in Industrial Area 6, Sharjah.
- By Mariam M. Al Serkal, Staff Reporter
- Published: 14:31 February 19, 2008
Sharjah: A fire broke out at 1pm on Tuesday at a scrap yard in Industrial Area 6, Sharjah.
The incident occurred when employees were burning waste, according to officials at Sharjah Civil Defence.
The fire was extinguished within an hour of the incident.
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