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Fire breaks out at Sharjah warehouse
A fire broke out at a warehouse site in Sharjah at 3.30 pm on Tuesday, according to Sharjah Civil Defence.
- By Mariam Al Serkal, Staff Reporter
- Published: 12:09 March 3, 2009
Sharjah: A fire that broke out at 3.30pm on Tuesday was still raging until late evening. A six-storey shoe warehouse caught fire in Sharjah's Industrial Area 13 and Dubai and Ajman Civil Defence attended to help in extinguishing the blaze. The building was completely evacuated and no casualties have been reported to date.
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