DUBAI // A gas pipe exploded in a restaurant in Karama early on Tuesday, injuring one person.
The explosion happened around 7am, Dubai Civil Defence said. “There was damage to the three-storey building, where the Ustad restaurant is located. The Al Karama fire unit rushed to the scene and put out the fire within 5 minutes,” said a spokesman.
Residents took to social media to inform others of the incident. They said the building in which the restaurant is located had to be evacuated due to the fire.
“Prayers go out to the people staying in and around this locality,” said one resident.
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COMPANY PROFILE
Name: HyperSpace
Started: 2020
Founders: Alexander Heller, Rama Allen and Desi Gonzalez
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: Entertainment
Number of staff: 210
Investment raised: $75 million from investors including Galaxy Interactive, Riyadh Season, Sega Ventures and Apis Venture Partners
U19 WORLD CUP, WEST INDIES
UAE group fixtures (all in St Kitts)
- Saturday 15 January: UAE beat Canada by 49 runs
- Thursday 20 January: v England
- Saturday 22 January: v Bangladesh
UAE squad:
Alishan Sharafu (captain), Shival Bawa, Jash Giyanani, Sailles
Jaishankar, Nilansh Keswani, Aayan Khan, Punya Mehra, Ali Naseer, Ronak Panoly,
Dhruv Parashar, Vinayak Raghavan, Soorya Sathish, Aryansh Sharma, Adithya
Shetty, Kai Smith
Moon Music
Artist: Coldplay
Label: Parlophone/Atlantic
Number of tracks: 10
Rating: 3/5
