Truck catches fire in UAQ, no casualties
umm al quwain — A massive fire broke out in a truck in the old industrial area of Umm Al Quwain. Col Khamis Ibrahim, deputy director of the UAQ civil defence department, said that the vehicle suddenly caught fire for no clear reason.
Having been alerted about the blaze around 3pm, the central operations room of the UAQ Police dispatched traffic police, ambulances, paramedics and rescue teams to the site in a record time.
The civil defence firefighters managed to put out the fire, and no casualties were reported in the fire which started on the front side and spread to the entire vehicle, he said. “The well-trained firefighters managed to put out the flames using water and foam, and cooled down the car so that the fire does not start again.”
Investigations are on to identify the reasons behind the fire, he said.—ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com