Bahrain Civil Defence rescue five children from apartment fire

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Five children, all younger than 14 years of age, who were left home alone without an adult, were rescued by Civil Defence forces after their apartment caught fire.

Making the situation tense was the children’s inability to convey their location, though they managed to call the operations centre after spotting the fire.

The kids were all aged between 4 and 14 years.

The tense drama began with the Civil Defence forces receiving a call from a kid at around 9:13 am yesterday saying that their “kitchen is on fire”.

However, the 14-year-old girl didn’t know their address or locality when the operator asked for their location.

The official then calmed down and reassured the children while tracking the phone call to determine their location.

However, officials found out that the phone had a different residential address.

The officials then made the kids draw the attention of passers-by, which fortunately worked.

Hearing the kids, a passer-by called the emergency number 999 and gave the address and location of the apartment. Civil Defence forces then rushed to the scene, put out the fire and rescued the kids.

The initial investigation revealed the cause of the fire as kids playing with kitchen equipment. The Director-General of the General Directorate of Civil Defence appreciated the operations room for taking quick actions amid a tense situation.

The directorate said this also reflects the readiness and efficiency of the force in protecting lives and property. Police also called on parents to take care of their children and not leave them alone without proper care.