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Abu Dhabi building fire under control

Thursday, 3 August 2023 20:22

By ARN News Staff

@ADPoliceHQ/ Twitter

A fire that broke out in a commercial building in Abu Dhabi's Musaffah area on Thursday afternoon has been brought under control.

The police and the civil defence said that no injuries were reported.

The building was evacuated earlier as a precautionary measure. Cooling and smoke ventilation procedures are currently underway at the site.

Abu Dhabi Police and Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority teams have successfully controlled a fire this afternoon at a commercial building in Musaffah, Abu Dhabi. The building was evacuated and no injuries occurred. Cooling and smoke ventilation procedures are currently underway. pic.twitter.com/WkBocKtR1M
— شرطة أبوظبي (@ADPoliceHQ) August 3, 2023

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