Five fires in RAK, no casualties reported

ras al khaimah – The emirate of Ras Al Khaimah saw five separate fires in different places on Tuesday. The most recent of these was reported in a café in the old Ras Al Khaimah area, close to the fish market. The RAK Civil Defence firefighters, alerted of the blaze, rushed to the site in record time. “They managed to put out the fire before it spread to nearby places,” sources told Khaleej Times.

The café, however, was fully destroyed. “No casualties were reported in the fire, which has been referred to the bodies concerned for identifying the cause.”

They warned that dumping inflammable wastes and smoking at or close to such materials pose a grave risk and lead to such fires.

The RAK firefighters, meanwhile, put out four other blazes

Dumping inflammable wastes or smoking close to such materials lead to such fires.” An official

in different parts of the emirate. They said: “However, no casualties were reported in any of these blazes.”

The first was a home kitchen fire at the Shamal area, while the second erupted in a car at Al Filya area, they said.

“The third fire was reported in some wastes at the Azan area, while the fourth broke out in makeshift caravans used as labour accommodations at the Dahan area.”

The four fires did not have any casualties but led to several financial losses, they noted. ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com