Blaze forces 44 workers to flee rooms in Ras Al Khaimah

The cause of the fire is being investigated by police

Firefighters put out a blaze at labour accommodation in Ras Al Khaimah on Tuesday. Ras Al Khaimah Civil Defence

Forty-four labourers were brought to safety after a huge blaze swept through their accommodation in Ras Al Khaimah on Tuesday evening.

Nine of 21 portacabins caught fire at the complex in Al Mairid, near the emirate’s port and the Federal Electricity and Water Authority building.

No casualties were reported.

Civil Defence were alerted to the incident at about 9.40pm and swiftly evacuated the site.

Firefighters managed to control the blaze and prevent it from spreading.

Brig Gen Mohammad Al Zaabi, director of Ras Al Khaimah Civil Defence, said investigations are under way to determine the cause.

“It has been handed over to Ras Al Khaimah Police to determine the cause of the fire, which left only material losses,” he said.