Fire breaks out in Dubai warehouse

Dubai Civil Defence

Firefighters have managed to contain a blaze that broke out in a warehouse in Dubai's Al-Khabaisi area on Thursday.

According to Dubai Civil Defence, the warehouse near the Dubai Airports stocked building materials. 

An emergency crew was dispatched within four minutes of receiving the alert at 12:54 pm.

No casualties or injuries have been reported.

Cooling operations started at 1:36 pm, with the site transferred to the authorities for further investigations.

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