Major fire at RAK chemical warehouse

A major fire broke out yesterday morning in a chemical warehouse in Ras Al Khaimah.

A source at the Civil Defence in Ras Al Khaimah said fire engines and rescue patrols rushed to the site after the operations room received a call about the fire, ‘Emarat Al Youm’ reports.

He added that Civil Defence teams were able to control the fire and prevent it from spreading to neighbouring factories.

He explained that it took about two hours to extinguish the flames and that there were no injuries.