Fire in Abu Dhabi tower brought under control

Abu Dhabi Civil Defence teams managed to put out a fire that broke out at a 22-floor tower under construction on Reem Island on Sunday night.

Firefighters quickly controlled the flames before they spread any further and no injuries were reported.

According to officials, the central operations room was alerted to the fire at about 11:33pm on Sunday night. Firefighting units from the Al Madina Fire Station were immediately despatched to location and started to bring the fire under control, supported by units from Al Bateen and Al Mina Road fire stations and back-up teams from the Rapid Intervention Centre at Al Falah. All the teams together managed to put out the blaze. Investigation is under way to determine the cuase of the fire.

Lt. Colonel Mohammed Abdul Jalil Abdullah Ahmed Al Ansari, Director General of Civil Defense in Abu Dhabi, called on building developers, contractors and owners to abide by the general safety guidelines and instructions issued by competent authorities for under construction buildings; and stressed the need to take all preventive measures and general safety requirements at buildings sites.

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