A fire that erupted on a ship at Dubai's Jebel Ali Port was due to a natural accident that happened on a container that had flammable materials, a Dubai Government official told Al Arabiya.
A fire had broken out in a container within a ship anchored in Jebel Ali Port, Dubai Media Office confirmed in a tweet following the explosion.
"A fire has been reported to have broken out in a container within a ship anchored in Jebel Ali Port. A Dubai Civil Defence (fire brigade) team is working to put out the blaze," the Dubai Media Office said.
“The fire in a container on a ship in Jebel Ali was an accident that could have happened anywhere. Thank God, there are no injuries as a result of the explosion,” says Mona Al Marri, Director-General of the Government of Dubai Media Office.
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