Fire in scrap yard at Sharjah industrial area

Sharjah: Sharjah Civil Defence controlled a fire that occurred in Industrial Area 10 in Sharjah on Tuesday afternoon.

The Civil Defence crew swung into action to extinguish the fire. No casualties were reported.

A report was received at the operations room, and firefighters arrived at the site at 1.37pm. It was found that scrap containing plastic caught fire.

Police cordoned off the area to facilitate emergency crews at work.