Sharjah Civil Defence douse fire in car in record time
A video grab shows the car on fire in Sharjah.
The Sharjah Civil Defence teams brought under control a fire that erupted in a car while stopping near a residential tower in Al Taawun area, Sharjah on Thursday evening.
The operations room at the Civil Defence Department received a call from the public at 4.50pm on Thursday that a small private car had burst into flames. Civil Defence vehicles rushed to the scene of the fire together with a police patrol to control traffic.
Fire guts car in Sharjah Al Khan area
The Civil Defence men put out out the flames within minutes, preventing it from spreading to other vehicles.
In December, a fire broke out in a car in the Al Khan area of Sharjah. The Sharjah Police and Civil Defence team members doused the blaze.
The Sharjah Police operation room received an information about a fire incident in Al Khan. Police patrols and ambulances were dispatched to the site.
A witness said the car suddenly erupted in flames.
The incident happened in the vicinity of Al Khaleej and Gulf Today newspapers’ offices.
Traffic was moving at a slow pace near and around the Al Khan Bridge. But the police cleared off the congestion.
