Fire breaks out in Dubai's Al Quoz area

A massive fire has broken out in a warehouse storing "highly flammable chemical materials" in Dubai's Al Quoz area.

Pictures and videos of large plumes of black smoke have been published by Twitter users. 

I drove to a safe spot and noticed it was one of the office blocks pic.twitter.com/qbmxByEjKZ

— Vish (@vish2107) June 6, 2021

According to Dubai Civil Defence's statement, rescue teams received reports of the blaze at 11:09 am on Sunday and arrived at the scene four minutes later. 

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At 11:16 am, teams from Al Barsha and Emirates Martyrs stations were dispatched to offer further assistance due to the severity of the fire.

No injuries have been reported in the incident.