VIDEO: Fire breaks out on a yacht in Dubai, three evacuated to safety - GulfToday

VIDEO: Fire breaks out on a yacht in Dubai, three evacuated to safety

  • 17 Jan 2020
Yacth-Dubai

Civil Defence team members douse a fire at a yacht in Dubai.

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

A fire broke out on a yacht near Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai on Friday.

The Dubai Civil Defence (DCD) team members brought the fire under control.

The DCD said on Twitter, “A fire on a yacht near Madinat Jumeirah was brought under control by Dubai Civil Defence. Three people were safely evacuated and no one was injured in the blaze that appears to have been caused by engine failure and fuel leakage.”

A team of experts was at the site to investigate the cause of the fire.

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