13 injured in Abu Dhabi construction site fire

Abu Dhabi : A fire broke out in a building on Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, with Civil Defence authorities managing to bring the blaze under control within hours. Thirteen people, including ten fire-fighters, suffered from mild suffocation in a fire that broke out on Tu

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Published 31 August 2016, 8:00 · Updated 21:44

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13 injured in Abu Dhabi construction site fire

Abu Dhabi : A fire broke out in a building on Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, with Civil Defence authorities managing to bring the blaze under control within hours.

Thirteen people, including ten fire-fighters, suffered from mild suffocation in a fire that broke out on Tuesday in two under-construction buildings in Zahia area in the capital Abu Dhabi.

A joint team from the Abu Dhabi Civil Defence and Quick Intervention Unit contained the fire from spilling over to nearby residential buildings and rescued construction workers trapped in the two towers.

Lt Colonel Mohamed Al Ansari, Director-General of Abu Dhabi Civil Defence, said the operations room received a fire report at 10.50am and immediately dispatched fire engines to the scene of the incident.

"Occupants of the neighbouring building were evacuated and taken to a temporary shelter provided by the Emirates Red Crescent," he added.

Videos of the fire show burning debris falling off the side of the green glass tower, with people reporting seeing a large plume of black smoke as far as Dubai.

13 injured in Abu Dhabi construction site fire

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