Massive fire breaks out in Dubai industrial zone; 2 suspected to be trapped

September 22, 2013

Dubai, Sep 22: A massive fire broke out Sunday in an industrial area in Dubai near a shopping centre, Mall of the Emirates.

Thick black smoke was seen rising from an area of the size of a football field adjacent to a branch of the Dubai roads and transport authority RTA, Xinhua reported.

The Mall of the Emirates, located opposite the road of the RTA branch, was not affected.

Dubai police have cordoned off the area, while fire brigade personnel and ambulances rushed to the scene.

There were no immediate details of casualties and the cause of the fire remains unclear.

A Dubai police officer on the scene of the fire said that they suspect that two people are trapped inside.

“The fire is blazing on in the rear of the warehouse, so we are unable to enter as yet,” he added.

The fire started at 11.10am, according to Dubai Police who arrived 10 minutes later.

At 2.10pm, the fire was still blazing in front and rear of the warehouse. More fire trucks and ambulances have arrived at the scene.

A worker at the neighbouring Al Majal Dewatering said there are nearly 140 people who work in the Sana warehouse. People were evacuated as soon as the fire started. Their water and electricity supplies were cut off.

The fire has also resulted in a major traffic jam on Sheikh Zayed Road and from north to south of the city.

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Earlier report

All roads leading into Al Quoz 3 in the vicinity of Modern Bakery have been barricaded, with no cars being allowed in.

Traffic in and around Al Quoz is also affected with jams beginning to form.

The entire right side of the warehouse is gutted with smoke still rising 50 feet high, shrouding the entire area with the acrid smell of burnt debris. Seven Civil Defence vehicles and two ambulances are on the spot right now.

The A warehouse in the Modern Bakery compound in Al Quoz Industrial Area 3 has reportedly caught fire, the a plume of black smoke visible as far as Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road.

Civil defence teams are on the scene battling the blaze with several eye witnesses suggesting the fire broke out in the warehouse at approximately 11am.

One civil defence official at the site said the cause of the blaze is not determined yet and declined to comment further.

Meanwhile, a fire attendant said they are unsure which warehouse is ablaze.

However, some eye witnesses suspect it is a furniture factory, while a few others confirm it is Sana garment factory. Police officials at the site has refused to comment.

Several concerned residents took to Twitter, posting images of the fire, which is still raging.

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BJP fields Kishore Kumar Puttur from DK-Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency

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October 1,2024

The BJP has selected Kishore Kumar Puttur as its candidate for the bypoll to Karnataka Legislative Council from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency. The by-election will be held on October 21.

Kishore Kumar is presently serving as the General Secretary of Dakshina Kannada BJP unit. He had served as vice president of State BJP Yuva Morcha from 2014 to 2016.

The by-election will be held to the seat vacated by Kota Srinivas Poojary of the BJP who has been elected as the Lok Sabha member from Udupi-Chikmagaluru Lok Sabha constituency. The vacancy was created on June 15, 2024 following Poojary’s resignation to the Council. His term in the council was till January, 2028.

In the last Council election held for the dual member constituency in December 2021, Poojary had secured 3,672 votes while the Congress candidate Manjunath Bhandary had secured 2079 votes. Poojary and Bhandary had secured required votes from the first preferential votes and had won the election.

There were several aspirants for the BJP ticket including former MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, DK BJP president Satish Kumpala, Mangaluru divisional in-charge Uday Kumar Shetty, former minister Pramod Madhwaraj and former Udupi district BJP president Kuilady Suresh Nayak.

The Congress is yet to announce its candidate for the election. KPCC working president Manjunath Bhandary in a recent press meet in Mangaluru had said that an opportunity will be given to congress leaders from Udupi district to contest by-election.

The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency has 6037 voters including 3551 from Dakshina Kannada comprising eight MLAs, one MP. The last date for filing nomination is October 3 and the last date for withdrawal of nomination is October 7. The counting will be held on October 24.

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JD(S) leader G T Devegowda backs CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA row, taunts HDK

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October 4,2024

Mysuru: Chairman of JD(S) core committee and Chamundeshwari constituency MLA G T Devegowda on Thursday expressed his solidarity with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah saying the latter need not resign, while lambasting leaders of his own party and alliance partner BJP, including Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

In his speech during Mysuru Dasara inauguration he said that if persons against whom FIR is registered have to resign, many leaders from all the three parties, including Opposition Leader R Ashoka, will have to resign.

“All are sitting in glass houses... Since I know Siddaramaiah well, I am talking about him. At a time when mines and real estate are ruling politics, Siddaramaiah has survived in politics. He has never done any favour,” Devegowda said.

He added, “Allegations against Siddaramaiah are unexpected and accidental. If the Governor and Chief Justice order an investigation, it does not mean that he should resign."

He continued, asking, "Have they told Siddaramaiah to resign or have they asked to imprison him? When a person becomes a Central minister, he or she should realise their dignity and responsibility. Instead of recognising the good work done by Siddaramaiah, they ask him to resign. Will Kumarswamy (facing an FIR) resign? Should Siddaramaiah, who has become CM with a support of 135 MLAs, resign?"

"Opposition leaders are not remembering the good work of earlier CMs Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Veerendra Patil, Ramakrishna Hegde, H D Deve Gowda or S M Krishna. Karnataka is a model state. It is a bad trend to topple an elected government which is doing good work,” he further said.

Devegowda added, “Siddaramaiah is Goddess Chamundeshwari’s ‘Varaputra’ and hence has her blessings during tough times. He won the election in Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency, when the BJP-JD(S) government was in power in 2006. With the blessings of the Goddess, he has held varied positions right from becoming an MLA for the first time in 1983. He presented 15 budgets and has become CM for a second time. He took H C Mahadevappa, a Dalit leader to the state level. Siddaramaiah has the support of Deputy CM D K Shivakumar as ‘Jodeththu’. Blessings of the beneficiaries of guarantee schemes are with him (Siddaramaiah).”

Siddaramaiah said, “Devegowda was a MUDA member. He knows the truth. Hence, he is saying this. His words have filled strength in me. ‘Satyameva Jayate’, Truth will always triumph.”

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