Sharjah: A tragic fire in a high -rise residential building in the neighborhood of Al Nahda de Sharjah charged five lives, including that of a Pakistani worker, while another 19 were injured, two of which remain in critical condition, the local police said Tuesday.
“The fire exploded at approximately 11:30 am, when Sharjah’s police received an emergency call that reported that the flames left an apartment on the upper floor,” police said in a statement.
The injured are being treated at the Al Qasimi hospital, and the authorities have launched an investigation into the incident, while forensic experts have examined the site to determine the cause of the fire, according to officials.
Eye witnesses said the fire suddenly exploded on the upper floor of the 52 -story building, which housed around 1,500 residents of various ethnicities.
The Emirati authorities expressed their condolences in a statement, saying: “We extend our sincere sympathies to the families of the deceased and share their pain during this difficult time.”
Additional updates are expected as the investigation continues.
The most recent incident before Sharjah’s high fire, in which Pakistani citizens lost their lives in a fire in the EAU, was reported on January 25, 2024 by the average Gulf.
The fire that exploded in an apartment in the Sharjah Muwaileh area was claimed by a Pakistani man and his 11 -year -old daughter. His wife and other two children were hospitalized in critical condition after the incident.
Sixteen people died and nine were injured in a fire of Dubai residential building in April 2023. The fire involved the five-story building in the Al-Ras neighborhood, one of the oldest parts of Dubai and the home of many workers and migrant merchants, according to the National Newspaper based in Abu Dhabi.
Sharjah is one of the seven emirates that make up the EAU, where several compounds and residential hotels have been beaten by fire in recent years.
In some of those cases, experts said the flames may have been encouraged to spread through the outer coating.
