3 hurt as oil tanker catches fire in Dubai
DUBAI: The Dubai Civil Defence’s teams contained a fire that broke out in an oil tanker loaded with inflammable material ater it collided with a light vehicle on Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Road.
Three persons sustained minor injuries, and they were transferred to hospitals for necessary treatment, an official added.
The operations room of the Dubai Civil Defence was alerted at 12:06am today Sunday, about a fire that erupted in a fuel tanker as a result of a collision between it and a light vehicle on Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Road near the exit of Ras Al Khor Road in the direction of Abu Dhabi, a security official said.
Immediately a fire brigade rushed fro mr as hi di ya station and reached the scene at 12:10am. The tanker and vehicle were found to have been completely guted.
The fire brigade brought the fire under control at 12:23am, according to the incident commander.
The Fujairah Media Office early this year said that a fire that broke out yesterday in a tank of an oil waste processing and refining company at the Thawban area, is “away from the petroleum area,” branding as “untrue” all rumours circulated in this regard via some media plaforms.
The Office said that Cvil Defence firefighters from Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah managed to contain the flames in a very short time, during which the fire caused some minor property damage, while the facility already resumed normal operations.
“The company where the fire broke out is not affiliated to the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ),” said Captain Salem Al Afkham Al Hamoudi, Director of FOIZ, terming the accident as “incidental” and that it did not cause any human injuries.
“The affected company has no relations whatsoever with the petroleum area,” he added, re-affirming that FOIZ continues to operate as usual.
The Fujairah Media Office calls upon all media outlets to verify accuracy of information and rely only on official sources.
Also, recently, a vehicle on Dubai-al Ain suddenly caught fire near Liwan Area.
Police were informed about the incident around 5:33pm, and firefighting teams immediately rushed to the scene to control the fire.
The fire was put out by 6:39pm, and investigations revealed that the driver was involved in an accident, which led to the fire.
Fortunately, the accident resulted in no casualties, and police are now investigating what caused the fire.