Man, daughter injured in Ajman villa blaze

ajman — A man and his daughter were injured when a massive fire broke out in their villa located at Al Rawda area in Ajman.

Major Marwan Hareb Al Shamsi, director of the Ajman fire stations department, said the operations room was notified about the incident on Tuesday evening.

The firefighters were immediately dispatched to the villa. They evacuated the villa before dousing the flames.

The fire caused mild injuries to the father and daughter, who were rushed to the nearest hospital.

It also engulfed the rooms of the villa and gutted the furniture. The fire even spread to the yard of the villa, as a result of which the glass windows were damaged.

The house was cordoned off and the firefighters managed to

With the summer heat mounting, residents are urged to take precautionary measures at home and adhere to fire safety rules.” Ajman Civil Defence

stop the blaze from spreading to the neighbouring villas.

After extinguishing the fire, the villa was handed over to the forensics team of the Ajman Police to ascertain how it was caused.

With the summer heat mounting, the Ajman Civil Defence has urged families to take precautionary measures at home and to strictly adhere to fire safety rules. The entity has asked residents to make sure that their buildings and villas are equipped with fire extinguishers.