The civil defence and police forces of Ajman succeeded in extinguishing a fire that started in Tower 2, one of the Ajman One towers, preventing the occurrence of any injuries.
The fire, which was covered extensively in global media, was reported to have been the second one at the complex following a fire in 2016.
Brigadier Abdullah Saif Al Matroushi, Director-General of Police Operations Department at Ajman Police, was quoted by news agency Wan explaining that the Ajman Police dispatched a mobile emergency management service, in coordination with the Emergency Operations Section, “to enable reporting and testimonies on damages by the building’s residents, as well as a building emergency management team working around the clock to ensure the safety of the site.”
He added that the residents were transported to hotels in Ajman and Sharjah, in cooperation with the Emirates Red Crescent.