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Dubai fires: Too hot to handle?
By Preeti Kannan (Our staff reporter)
4 April 2008
DUBAI — Warehouses in Dubai, especially in Al Quoz, Jebel Ali and Al Aweer, could soon find it difficult to get insurance cover, following the spate of major fires in the emirate in a span of just one week.
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Dubai’s landmark goes up in smoke
By Amira Agarib and Riyasbabu (Our staff reporters)
3 April 2008
DUBAI — More than 180 shops in the three-decade-old Naif Souq in Deira, popularly known as ‘cabin market’, were reduced to ashes, following a massive blaze in the early hours of yesterday. No casualty or injury was reported, officials said.
http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/images/fire1_020408.jpgThe fire gutted 184 shops of the 190 shops in the souq, Salim Zayed, Head of Market Control Section of Dubai Municipality, said.
The losses, according to market sources, are expected to run into millions of dirhams.
Fire experts are investigating the cause of the fire. Naif Souq, a popular shopping centre for traditional goods, mainly clothes, readymade garments, toys, bags and fashion accessories, went up in flames around 1.50am.
The police and Civil Defence officials reached the site immediately and struggled for hours to contain the fire. They managed to do so before it could spread to shops and the buildings in the densely populated area.
A large number of shop owners watched helplessly as the fire raged on.
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Major fire in Al Quoz again, paint warehouse gutted
By Riyasbabu and Preeti Kannan (Our staff reporters)
4 April 2008
DUBAI — Eight days after the massive fire in a cluster of warehouses in Al Quoz Industrial Area and a day after the Naif Souq fire in Deira, Dubai Civil Defence had to battle another blaze in a warehouse which stocked paints and chemicals in Al Quoz yesterday.
http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/images/fire_04032008.jpgTwo persons suffered serious burns and were rushed to Rashid Hospital.
The fire broke out around 11.15am, spreading thick plumes of smoke around. The fire was contained completely by around 1pm.
A Civil Defence Press statement said three fire squads from Al Quoz, Jumeirah and Al Satwa Civil Defence stations were rushed to the site within minutes of the alert, and quickly controlled the blaze at the store stocking highly flammable materials.
Source: Khaleej Times Online Home - No.1 News Website in Gulf for Breaking News, Views, Classified Ads, Sports, Business, City Times, UAE news, Jobs in Dubai, Used Cars, Gold Rates, Bank Rates, Forex, Property Search and all the latest top stories in Middle
By Preeti Kannan (Our staff reporter)
4 April 2008
DUBAI — Warehouses in Dubai, especially in Al Quoz, Jebel Ali and Al Aweer, could soon find it difficult to get insurance cover, following the spate of major fires in the emirate in a span of just one week.
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Dubai’s landmark goes up in smoke
By Amira Agarib and Riyasbabu (Our staff reporters)
3 April 2008
DUBAI — More than 180 shops in the three-decade-old Naif Souq in Deira, popularly known as ‘cabin market’, were reduced to ashes, following a massive blaze in the early hours of yesterday. No casualty or injury was reported, officials said.
http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/images/fire1_020408.jpgThe fire gutted 184 shops of the 190 shops in the souq, Salim Zayed, Head of Market Control Section of Dubai Municipality, said.
The losses, according to market sources, are expected to run into millions of dirhams.
Fire experts are investigating the cause of the fire. Naif Souq, a popular shopping centre for traditional goods, mainly clothes, readymade garments, toys, bags and fashion accessories, went up in flames around 1.50am.
The police and Civil Defence officials reached the site immediately and struggled for hours to contain the fire. They managed to do so before it could spread to shops and the buildings in the densely populated area.
A large number of shop owners watched helplessly as the fire raged on.
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Major fire in Al Quoz again, paint warehouse gutted
By Riyasbabu and Preeti Kannan (Our staff reporters)
4 April 2008
DUBAI — Eight days after the massive fire in a cluster of warehouses in Al Quoz Industrial Area and a day after the Naif Souq fire in Deira, Dubai Civil Defence had to battle another blaze in a warehouse which stocked paints and chemicals in Al Quoz yesterday.
http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/images/fire_04032008.jpgTwo persons suffered serious burns and were rushed to Rashid Hospital.
The fire broke out around 11.15am, spreading thick plumes of smoke around. The fire was contained completely by around 1pm.
A Civil Defence Press statement said three fire squads from Al Quoz, Jumeirah and Al Satwa Civil Defence stations were rushed to the site within minutes of the alert, and quickly controlled the blaze at the store stocking highly flammable materials.
Source: Khaleej Times Online Home - No.1 News Website in Gulf for Breaking News, Views, Classified Ads, Sports, Business, City Times, UAE news, Jobs in Dubai, Used Cars, Gold Rates, Bank Rates, Forex, Property Search and all the latest top stories in Middle
