A minimum of 4 Indians, together with a pair from Kerala, have been among the many 16 individuals lifeless after a large hearth broke out in a residential constructing in Dubai that additionally injured 9 individuals, a media report stated on Sunday.
The Dubai Civil Defence Operations Room was notified concerning the hearth at a constructing in Dubai’s outdated neighbourhood of Al Ras at 12.35 pm on Saturday, Gulf Information reported.
The huge hearth broke out on the fourth ground of the constructing and commenced spreading to different areas, the paper stated.
A group from the Dubai Civil Defence headquarters arrived on the web site of the blaze and commenced evacuating residents within the constructing.
Groups from the Port Saeed Hearth Station and the Hamriyah Hearth Station have been additionally summoned.
The flames have been doused by 2:42 pm (native time), the paper stated.
Quoting Naseer Vatanappally, an Indian social employee who was on the Dubai Police mortuary, the paper reported that 4 Indians, together with a pair from Kerala, have been recognized among the many victims.
“To date, we’ve got managed to determine 4 Indians, together with a pair from Kerala and two males from Tamil Nadu who labored on the constructing, 3 Pakistani cousins and a Nigerian girl,” Vatanappally stated.
Vatanappally stated he was coordinating with Dubai Police, the Indian Consulate in Dubai, different diplomatic missions and mates and family members of the deceased, the report stated.
Preliminary investigations confirmed the constructing lacked satisfactory security necessities, the Dubai Civil Defence spokesperson stated.
Authorities are conducting a complete investigation to offer an in depth report on the causes of the fireplace, it added.