Scrapyard fire doused after 12 hour operation
Manama : Around 60 firefighters battled a gruelling 12 hours yesterday to contain a huge fire erupted in a scrapyard in the Southern Governorate.
The fire was reported at around 4 am at the yard located near the factory of Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) in Askar.
Around 24 Civil Defence vehicles were also at the scene to help the firefighters extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported.
“Despite the spreading of the flames, the fire was contained and then the cooling operation and other firefighting procedures were taken,” Civil Defence General Director, Brigadier-General, Abdulaziz Rashid Al Amer said in a statement here yesterday.
The official explained that the operations room received the call at 3:46 am, and the Civil Defence teams reached the scene within five minutes and started works to prevent the flames from reaching nearby factories.
Besides a large amount of smoke, there was no danger to the public or to businesses in the area.
“No casualties were reported and an investigation has been launched to find the reason for the fire,” Al Amer added. Interior Ministry later confirmed that the firefighters succeeded in extinguishing the fire.
Another fire
Meanwhile, Civil Defence firemen extinguished another blaze that erupted at a house in Isa Town at around 12noon.
Interior Ministry clarified on its official Twitter page that “the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit”, adding that the damages were caused to the house, but no injuries were reported.
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