30 women rescued from accommodation

Thirty

women workers of a cleaning company were rescued by Ras Al Khaimah Civil Defence after a fire broke out in their accommodation in Al Rams area late on Monday, Brig Mohammad Abdullah Al Za’abi, director-general of RAK Civil Defence, said

Firefighters from Al Halila station as well as police patrols and paramedics were dispatched to the scene. The rented accommodation contained five cooking gas cylinders. Firefighters controlled the blaze and no injuries were reported. (Staff Report)