A fire broke out at three warehouses in Dubai on Tuesday morning, sending plumes of black smoke across the emirate’s suburb.
The gutted warehouses are located in Jebel Ali area, tweeted Dubai Media Office.
Civil Defence received an emergency call at 9.07am and firefighters from three different stations were sent to the site to extinguish the blaze.
The warehouses had a stock of perfume bottles and plastic goods.
No casualties have been reported.
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