Fire at Dubai building

A huge fire broke out in a residential building on Salah Al Deen street near the Dubai Police station in Muraqqabat,police officials said Monday.

Police have evacuated the building and closed Salah Al Deen Street for traffic as fire fighters doused the blaze that started at around 5:52pm, a Civil Defence spokesman said.

Teams from three fire stations–Al Hamriya, Rashidiya and Al Qusais–are battling the fire. It was not immediately known if there are injuries or fatalities.

Dubai Metro services between Salah Al Deen Street and Abu Baqer Siddique stations on the Green Line have been suspended, sources from the Roads and Transport Authority told Gulf News. The services will resume once the fire is controlled, they added.

In a Twitter message, the Dubai Police urged the public to exercise caution.

(Gulf News)