Fire breaks out near British embassy in Dubai

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Fire breaks out near British embassy in Dubai

Dubai - Dozens of residents, many of them women and children, were evacuated, even as firefighters battled to extinguish the fire.

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Amira Agarib

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Published: Thu 13 Apr 2017, 5:45 PM

Last updated: Sun 16 Apr 2017, 3:42 AM

A fire broke out in a residential building in Dubai's Bur Dubai area near the British embassy on Thursday afternoon.

The operations room of the Dubai Civil Defence received information of the incident around 3.21 pm, after which emergency vehicles were pressed into action.

Dozens of residents, many of them women and children, were evacuated, even as firefighters battled to extinguish the fire.

Ambulances and medical personnel present at the site provided assistance to some of the residents who suffered from suffocation.

The fire started on the first floor of the building and one flat was gutted.


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