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A huge fireball has been seen rising over a port in Dubai as the UAE’s largest city was rocked by a major blast. The blaze broke out within a container stored on a ship anchored in the Jebel Ali port, the city government has said.
Local residents reported hearing a loud bang across the city late on Wednesday, with some eyewitnesses posting footage and photos of the blaze in the distance. The fire was so huge it was seen from across the harbor, according to the videos published on social media.
#BREAKING #WATCH: The first moments of the #Dubai explosion pic.twitter.com/nI36aHDm6R
— Alghadeer English (@alghadeertv_eng) July 7, 2021
A huge blast rocked #Dubai, shaking buildings across the commercial hub of the #UnitedArabEmirates, witnesses reported. The cause of the apparent explosion was not immediately clear. pic.twitter.com/cM0bQCZ7JQ
— Alghadeer English (@alghadeertv_eng) July 7, 2021
Other footage showed Dubai emergency services attempting to put out the flames with piles of debris scattered around the port near the affected ship, and pools of fire still burning near what appeared to be container wreckage.
الله يحفظهم يارب الكل بخير ??#Dubai #جبل_علي https://t.co/cqBEwiWkYU
— ⚡️ (@realroyal_) July 7, 2021
No injuries have been reported so far, the government of Dubai said in a later update. A Dubai Civil Defense team has been deployed to tackle the blaze, it added.
Its media office also shared footage of firefighters at the scene.
الحريق تحت السيطرة ولا توجد أي وفيات أو إصابات جراء الحادث في ميناء جبل علي pic.twitter.com/cQAVRDSa5c
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) July 7, 2021
