Villa catches fire in Jumeirah, no casualties reported - GulfToday

Villa catches fire in Jumeirah, no casualties reported

  • 20 Jan 2021
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The Civil Defence teams brought the villa's blaze under control.

Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter

A villa has caught fire on Wednesday morning in Jumeirah, Dubai, resulting in no casualties.

"The fire was reported at 11:28am, and a team from the Emirates Martyrs Station was immediately dispatched to the scene to help control the blazes,” a Civil Defence source revealed.

The Dubai Civil Defence teams managed to get to the scene within a record time of six minutes, and instantly began the necessary extinguishing procedures to put out the fire.

Apparently, the fire caught an attached part of the villa and no casualties has been reported.

The Civil Defence teams successfully controlled the fire within 13 minutes only, and ignition source is still being investigated by the police teams.

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