Fire breaks out in Dubai Duty Free warehouse in Umm Ramool

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Employees were safely evacuated after a fire broke out in a Dubai Duty Free (DDF) warehouse located in the Umm Ramool area.

DDF has confirmed that there were no injuries reported in the incident, which occurred earlier this afternoon. 

According to Dubai Civil Defense, firefighters rushed to the scene and extinguished the fire within minutes. 


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