Dubai dhow fire extinguished using jetpack hose

Boat evacuated as emergency responders use Dolphin system

A jetski and a jetpack was used to help extinguish the fire. Photo: Dubai Civil Defence

A fire that broke out in the early hours of Monday morning on a dhow in Dubai has been extinguished by emergency responders using jetskis and jetpacks.

Dubai Civil Defence officials said the incident on the Creek started at 3.27am.

“The fire was in a wooden boat. It was a moderate fire, and nobody was injured in the incident,” a Dubai Civil Defence representative said.

Firefighters from Al Hamriya fire station arrived to support the team and evacuate the dhow.

The fire under control by 4.15am.

A firefighting system including a jetski and a jetpack called Dolphin was used to extinguish the fire. The Dolphin is a jetpack hose used by firefighters to access blazes that are hard to reach from land.

The cause of the blaze is being investigated.

Last month, firefighters were called to another boat blaze in Dubai.

An Etihad Fire Station crew responded to the fire on a vessel moored at a port in the emirate's Bur Dubai district.

They arrived at the scene at 9.12am and were joined shortly after by officers from Al Karama Fire Station and a maritime rescue team.

The fire was brought under control by 10am, when cooling operations started.