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Fire breaks out on a workers’ bus in Dubai

Bus was empty, parked in a sand lot and no injuries were reported



Dubai Civil Defence crews - picture for illustrative purposes
Image Credit: Dubai Civil Defence

Dubai: Firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out on a workers’ bus in Dubai on Monday morning, an official said.

Dubai Civil Defence received a report about an empty bus catching fire at 7:40am which had been parked in a sandy square behind the “Address” tower area.

“Firefighters from Union fire station controlled the fire within five minutes. Nobody was injured,” a Civil Defence spokesperson said.

An investigation is being carried out by Dubai Police fire experts to determine the reason behind the fire.

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