Controlling a fire at the front of a residential building in Ajman

Ajman police and civil defense teams were able to control a fire that broke out in the facade of a 15-storey residential building in Al Nuaimiya (3) on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street this afternoon, while evacuating and rescuing the residents of the building without any injuries so far. Brigadier General Abdullah Saif Al Matrooshi, Director General of Police Operations, stated that a report was received from the police operations room stating that a fire had occurred in a residential building on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street in Al Nuaimiya 3 area. Evacuations took place in partnership with the Civil Defense and the residents were removed from the building. The fire was controlled with the participation of the Civil Defense teams, with no injuries or deaths recorded. The event resulted in the burning of 16 apartments and damage to 13 vehicles. The police followed up the procedures after the building was cooled down to investigate the circumstances of the accident and the causes of the fire. The Director General of Police Operations called on the owners of buildings and residents to adhere to the requirements of prevention and safety in residential buildings, and to take precautions and beware of everything that could cause fires, especially in residential buildings. For his part, Colonel Ailan Issa Al Shamsi, Director of the Centers Department of the Civil Defense, said that the civil defense teams participating in extinguishing the fire were present from the Rashidiya Center as a competent authority, in addition to the administration and cliff centers, and teams from the Sharjah Civil Defense and Umm Al Quwain, pointing out that the damage was limited to the material aspects. Only the cooling operations were started as soon as the firefighting was completed.” The building was handed over to the police to follow up on the procedures.