DUBAI: The fire caused by an explosion on a container ship at Jebel Ali Port that rocked Dubai on Wednesday night was brought under control in less than 40 minutes, the port’s authorities said.
An investigation has been launched into the cause of the fire that broke out on Ocean Trader shortly before midnight, the port said on Thursday.
Operations continued as usual without any disruption on Thursday, including at terminal one where the incident took place, and the accident did not result in any injuries, authorities said.
Jebel Ali Port, Dubai Civil Defense and Dubai Police took quick measures to extinguish the blaze on the ship that was carrying flammable materials, the statement added. Port officials ordered an evacuation of the vessel and the immediate area when a leak and smoke was seen on the ship.
“The accident did not result in any injuries, thanks to the quick measures taken by the concerned authorities, which ordered the evacuation of the ship anchored in the older terminal one, which is used to unload small ships, while the other terminals two, three and four continued to operate normally and ensured the continuation of port operations without interruption,” the statement said.
The Deputy Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed visited the port on Thursday morning to “direct efforts to ensure undisrupted continuation of the facility’s operations.”
The Jebel Ali, near the border between the emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, is the biggest port in the Middle East.
Jebel Ali Port: Dubai blast ship fire put out in less than 40 minutes
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Jebel Ali Port: Dubai blast ship fire put out in less than 40 minutes
- The Deputy Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed visited the port on Thursday morning
- Operations continued as usual without any disruption on Thursday
Drone attack by paramilitary group in Sudan kills 24, including 8 children, doctors’ group says
- Saturday’s attack by RSF occurred close to the city of Rahad in North Kordofan province, said the Sudan Doctors Network
- The vehicle was transporting displaced people who fled fighting in the Dubeiker area
CAIRO: A drone attack by a notorious paramilitary group hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors’ group said, a day after a World Food Program aid convoy was targeted.
Saturday’s attack by the Rapid Support Forces occurred close to the city of Rahad in North Kordofan province, said the Sudan Doctors Network, which tracks the country’s ongoing war.
The vehicle was transporting displaced people who fled fighting in the Dubeiker area, the group said in a statement. Among the dead children were two infants.
Several others were wounded and taken for treatment in Rahad, which suffers severe medical supplies shortages, like many areas in the Kordofan region, the statement said.
The doctors’ group urged the international community and rights organizations to “take immediate action to protect civilians and hold the RSF leadership directly accountable for these violations.”
There was no immediate comment from the RSF, which has been at war against the Sudanese military for control of the country for about three years.
Sudan plunged into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the RSF exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country, leaving tens of thousands dead and millions displaced.
