At one point, there were over 200 people stranded in and around a petrol station
A fire broke out outside Dubai's Dragon Mart on Sunday. The blaze happened in a garbage can and three cars, and spread to an exterior wall of the market.
No casualties were recorded in the incident.
The Dubai Civil Defence received the alert around 5pm and firefighters were at the site within five minutes.
The blaze was brought under control by 5.17pm and cooling operations began after.
The site has been handed over to the authorities concerned for further investigations.
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At one point, there were over 200 people stranded in and around a petrol station
A video shows the treacherous conditions under which rescuers worked
Civil Defence, firefighters reach the spot within 6 minutes
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Authorities are conducting a site cooling operation
Authority airlifts one casualty with assistance from the Ministry of Interior
Two people were fatally run over in separate incidents
Most were for minor accidents, traffic jams or some emergency cases