Watch: Fire at wood factory in Dubai’s Umm Al Rumool

Dubai: A fire broke out at a wood factory in Umm Al Rumool area of Dubai on Monday afternoon.

Thick black smoke billowed across the sky while four teams of firefighters arrived on the scene to battle the blaze.

“The fire was reported at 2.32pm. Firefighters from Al Rashidiya, Al Qusais, Port Saeed and Ned Al Shiba fire stations rushed to the scene to control the blaze,” a Dubai Civil Defence spokesperson said.