A huge fire broke out at 4pm on Sunday 29 May and destroyed a number of warehouses in Sharjah’s Industrial Area. An official of Sharjah Civil Defence said that the fire broke occurred in Industrial Area 18. Firefighters from Sharjah…
Yet Another Tall Tower Fire in UAE
The life-threatening problem of flammable external cladding panels on modern high rise tower blocks raised its ugly head again when fire broke out on a 30 storey residential tower in Ajman, UAE, at 2145 hrs on Monday 28 March 2016.…
Safe Evacuation of 579 Pupils at School Fire in Sharjah
When a fire was discovered in a teachers lounge at Sharjah Model School for Boys on the morning of 8th September, some 579 pupils were quickly ushered to safety by schoolteachers and support staff. Brigadier Abdullah Al Suwaidi, Director-General of…
Five fatalities in two separate Gulf Fires on the same day
Two separate fires in the Gulf on Monday 7th September 2015, one in an industrial complex involving a bakery in Sharjah, and the second in an apartment in Dubai, tragically claimed five lives. Firefighters from Sharjah Civil Defence Headquarters as…