A fire caused by a gas cylinder explosion in a restaurant in Abu Dhabi, has been brought under control.
Emergency services teams are at the scene of the incident, which was reported in Al Khalidiya area on Monday afternoon.
Abu Dhabi Police said four residential buildings in the vicinity were evacuated as their facades were affected by the explosion.
"Initial reports indicate that there were injuries caused by the blast and several shops affected," the authority said in a Tweet.
فرق #شرطة_أبوظبي وهيئة أبوظبي للدفاع المدني تخلي 4 بنايات سكنية من جميع السكان بسلامة،نتيجة تأثر بعض واجهاتها من جراء الإنفجار وجاري العمل على توفير مساكن مؤقتة إلى حين الإنتهاء من تأمين البنايات بشكل كامل .
— شرطة أبوظبي (@ADPoliceHQ) May 23, 2022
@adcda997
وتشير المعلومات الأولية الى وجود مصابين واضرار ببعض المحال التجارية وتم إخلاء البناية إحترازيا ولا زالت الفرق المختصة تباشر عملها بالموقع مؤكدين على اهمية وضرورة استقاء المعلومات من مصادرها الرسمية وعدم تداول المواد الإعلامية مراعاةً لخصوصية ومشاعر المصابين وذويهم .
— شرطة أبوظبي (@ADPoliceHQ) May 23, 2022
#عاجل | فرق #شرطة_أبوظبي وهيئة أبوظبي للدفاع المدني تتعامل مع حريق ناتج عن انفجار اسطوانة غاز في مطعم بمنطقة الخالدية بأبوظبي وقد باشرت الجهات المختصه عملها .
— شرطة أبوظبي (@ADPoliceHQ) May 23, 2022
@adcda997



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