This handout picture provided by the Government of Dubai Media Office on July 8, 2021, shows civil defence firefighters at the scene of a blaze that broke out at Dubai's main port of Jebel Ali following an explosion. At least three residents in the area of the blast, the cause of which remains unknown, reported windows and doors in their homes were shaken as a result of the incident. The fire was caused by
This handout picture provided by the Government of Dubai Media Office on July 8, 2021, shows civil defence firefighters at the scene of a blaze that broke out at Dubai's main port of Jebel Ali following an explosion. At least three residents in the area of the blast, the cause of which remains unknown, reported windows and doors in their homes were shaken as a result of the incident. The fire was caused by "an explosion within a container on board a ship" the Dubai Media Office wrote on Twitter. The vessel had been preparing to dock, the office added in an another post. GOVERNMENT OF DUBAI MEDIA OFFICE / AFP PHOTO


ABU DHABI:
A fire that broke out on a container ship in Dubai's main port following an explosion has been bought under control with no casualties reported, the emirate's media office said on Thursday.

At least three residents in the area of the blast, the cause of which remains unknown, reported windows and doors in their homes were shaken as a result of the incident.

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