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Abu Dhabi authorities bring fire under control after blaze at Musaffah industrial area

The police informed that the fire was successfully extinguished, and cooling and smoke extraction operations had begun

Published: Tue 28 Oct 2025, 10:43 PM

Updated: Wed 29 Oct 2025, 7:53 AM

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Authorities in Abu Dhabi have responded to a fire that broke out in commercial shops on Tuesday, October 28.

In a post on social media, Abu Dhabi Police said that the authority, along with the Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority, battled the blaze in the Musaffah Industrial Area.

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"Abu Dhabi Police and the Abu Dhabi Civil Defense Authority responded to a fire that broke out this evening, Tuesday, October 28, in commercial shops in the Musaffah Industrial Area," they informed on X. The authority urged residents to obtain information only from official government sources.

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In a later update, the police said that the fire had been brought under control and cooling operations had begun.

"Teams from Abu Dhabi Police and Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority have controlled a fire that broke out at commercial stores in the Mussafah industrial area, on Tuesday evening, 28 October 2025. The fire has been successfully extinguished, and cooling and smoke extraction operations have commenced," they said.

Last month, teams from the Abu Dhabi Police and Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority were quick to respond to a fire in a warehouse in the Mussafah industrial area and brought it under control.

They later informed that the fire had been put out. and that cooling and smoke extraction operations had begun. No injuries or casualties had been reported.