Dubai: An explosion A faulty gas cylinder was charged in a building in the capital of the United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi On Wednesday, the US embassy initially said it suspected a possible missile attack.
United Arab EmiratesWhich prizes its reputation as a secure trade and tourism hub, has been on the edge in recent weeks following several missile and drone attacks on the Houthi movement in Yemen.
Abu Dhabi Civil Defense said it was notified of the fire at 12:09 am (2009 GMT) gas cylinder explosion In a building in a central residential area. It said there were no casualties, and asked the public to follow only official news sources and avoid spreading rumours.
“Special teams doused the fire, evacuated the building as a precaution and brought the situation under control,” the civil defense authority said in a statement to state media.
Earlier, the US embassy issued a warning of “possible missile or drone strike reports”. A spokesman for the US embassy later told Reuters that the warning had been issued against the backdrop of recent security incidents, and thanked Abu Dhabi’s emergency workers for quickly controlling the fire.
Yemen’s Houthis released no claim for the attack on Wednesday. The movement, which is battling a Saudi-led coalition including the United Arab Emirates, has claimed three attacks on the UAE since the beginning of this year, in which three people have died. A fourth attack, which involved drones intercepted by the UAE, was claimed by a different, little-known group.
United Arab EmiratesWhich prizes its reputation as a secure trade and tourism hub, has been on the edge in recent weeks following several missile and drone attacks on the Houthi movement in Yemen.
Abu Dhabi Civil Defense said it was notified of the fire at 12:09 am (2009 GMT) gas cylinder explosion In a building in a central residential area. It said there were no casualties, and asked the public to follow only official news sources and avoid spreading rumours.
“Special teams doused the fire, evacuated the building as a precaution and brought the situation under control,” the civil defense authority said in a statement to state media.
Earlier, the US embassy issued a warning of “possible missile or drone strike reports”. A spokesman for the US embassy later told Reuters that the warning had been issued against the backdrop of recent security incidents, and thanked Abu Dhabi’s emergency workers for quickly controlling the fire.
Yemen’s Houthis released no claim for the attack on Wednesday. The movement, which is battling a Saudi-led coalition including the United Arab Emirates, has claimed three attacks on the UAE since the beginning of this year, in which three people have died. A fourth attack, which involved drones intercepted by the UAE, was claimed by a different, little-known group.
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