No injuries after fire breaks out in Ajman residential building

Twitter/AjmanPolice

A fire that broke out in a residential building in Ajman during the early hours of Tuesday has been brought under control.

In a series of tweets, the Ajman Police confirmed no injuries were reported in the incident at Tower 02 of Ajman One Towers.

They confirmed 64 apartments and 10 vehicles were damaged as a result of the blaze.

A special team has been deployed to supervise the site round-the-clock and secure it for further investigation. 

Affected residents have been moved to nearby hotels in Ajman and Sharjah, and a mobile operations room set up at the scene to offer support regarding missing documents and items. 

More from UAE

  • UAE Central Bank sanctions exchange house

    The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) on Wednesday said it imposed sanctions on an exchange house operating in the UAE for "failing to comply with anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism policies."

  • Tawazun Council signs defence deals worth AED 10.18 billion

    The UAE's defence and security acquisitions authority, Tawazun Council, secured deals worth AED 10.18 billion on the third day of IDEX and NAVDEX on Wednesday, bringing the total to AED 19.95 billion across 28 deals. 

  • UAE President reaffirms to Rubio: No Palestinian displacement

    President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday reaffirmed the UAE’s stance of rejecting any attempts to displace the Palestinian people from their land in a meeting with Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, who is visiting the UAE.

  • UAE leaders congratulate King of Jordan following surgery

    President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, on the success of the surgery he recently underwent.