A fire that broke out at a warehouse in Sharjah's sixth industrial area has been brought under control, authorities confirmed on Tuesday.
Teams from Sharjah Civil Defence and Sharjah Police rushed to the site after the police control room received an alert at 1:20 pm. The fire was contained and controlled by 1:44 pm.
Sharjah Media Office described it an "accidental fire" without giving more details, but confirmed that no one injured in the incident.
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