Khalifa orders airlift of bodies of fire victims

The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has ordered the dispatch of an aircraft to bring back home the bodies of two Emirati citizens who died in a tent fire in Saudi Arabia.

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Published: Wed 16 Jan 2013, 8:48 AM

Last updated: Fri 3 Apr 2015, 4:05 AM

A Ministry of Interior statement said that R.M.Y. and his three sons were camping in the Hasa region of Saudi Arabia when their stove, affected by the wind, set fire to their tent while they were sleeping. One of the sons tried to rescue his father, but in vain. Another son also died of severe burns.

The statement thanked the Saudi Arabian authorities for their actions and expressed regret for the tragic incident, offering the ministry’s heartfelt condolences to the family of the two deceased. —


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