UAE | General
Six warehouses razed in Al Quoz industrial area blaze
A fire destroyed six paint warehouses in Al Quoz Industrial Area 3 on Saturday afternoon.
- By Alia Al Theeb, Staff Reporter
- Published: 16:33 January 10, 2009
Dubai: A fire destroyed six paint warehouses in Al Quoz Industrial Area 3 on Saturday afternoon.
A spokesperson from Dubai Civil Defence said no injuries were reported in the fire which broke out at about 4:30pm.
The spokesperson said firefighters were able to bring the fire under control in about two hours after which they started the cooling operation.
Dense smoke filled the sky of Dubai and could be seen from far away. Teams from Al Quoz, Jumeirah, Al Satwa and Al Rashidiyah civil defence stations extinguished the fire.
A fire expert from Dubai Police started an investigation to determine the cause of the fire.
Prior incident
This is the second fire in a warehouse since the beginning of this year.
The earlier fire broke out in Al Quoz Industrial area on January 4. No injuries were reported, but the construction materials warehouse was destroyed.
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