21 rescued in Abu Dhabi villa fire

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Twenty-one people have been rescued from a house fire in Abu Dhabi.

Police say three people were sent to hospital where they were treated for smoke inhalation.

The blaze broke out at a villa in the capital's Mushrif area.

It was put out by the Al Qubaisat Civil Defence team, who have now handed the site over to the police for a formal investigation.

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