50 portakabins gutted in Ajman

AJMAN — At least 50 portakabins were destroyed when a massive fire broke out in a labour accommodation in Al Helaiwa area of Ajman yesterday.


No casualty has been reported.

Brigadier Salih Al Matroushi, Director-General of Ajman Civil Defence said the fire erupted at 7.30 pm in one of the kitchens attached to the portkabins, housing labourers of Al Darweesh Contracting.

Police and Civil Defence teams rushed to the site and evacuated people living in the nearby caravans.

The teams took over one-and-a-half hours to put out the fire before it could spread to neighbouring camps.

Al Matroushi said safety and fire-protection measures were in place at the accommodation. “We suspect a short circuit might have sparked the fire,” he added