Flat gutted in fire from washing machine

Nine residents treated for smoke inhalation, three hospitalised

Nine residents were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire erupted in an apartment in a residential building in Al Nuaimiah area in Ajman yesterday morning.

Lieutenant Colonel Raed Obaid Al Zaabi, deputy director of the centre’s management, said the blaze broke out from a washing machine in an apartment, and was controlled in record time. The apartment was gutted in the fire that started at around 11am.

Nine residents, all Arab nationals, were treated at the site for smoke inhalation. Three members of a Yemeni family, including father, 31, mother, 32, and their 5-year-old daughter, were later moved to Al Qasimi hospital in Sharjah. Their condition was reported to be stable.

Firefighters cooled the site and the residents can return to their apartment, he said.

The site will be handed over to police to investigate the cause of fire.

Courtesy: Ajman Civil Defence Police have called on residents to adhere to safety norms in homes and maintain electrical appliances to prevent fire hazards.