An oil derivatives tank explosion resulted in the death of two people in Ajman

A diesel fuel tank exploded in the Al Jurf industrial area in Ajman this morning, killing two people and three injuries. His Excellency Major General Sheikh Sultan bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander- in-Chief of Ajman Police, stated that the operations room received a report at 11 am today stating that an explosion had occurred in a diesel tank in one of the factories of the Fuel Trading Company in Al Jurf Industrial. At the site, they were welding over one of the tanks, which led to its explosion as a result of welding sparks flying on the fuel inside the tank, which led to the explosion, and resulted in the death of the two workers of Asian nationality and the injury of 3 people also of Asian nationality in the neighboring factory due to the flying fragments of the tank cover the bomber.His Excellency noted that the explosion was due to non- compliance with security and safety requirements and the lack of compliance with the necessary licenses from the Civil Defense to secure this type of facilities that deal with fuel and petroleum derivatives. Accordingly, the competent authorities from the National Ambulance, Civil Defense and Traffic Patrols were summoned to take the necessary measures and transfer those affected by the accident to the hospital.