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Three killed and six wounded after fuel tankers exploded in Abu Dhabi
The Arab News reported that Emirates News Agency (WAM) said, three people – one Pakistani and two Indian - were killed and six others injured after three fuel tankers exploded in the industrial area of Musaffah ICAD 3 near an ADNOC storage unit in Abu Dhabi.
A fire also broke out at the construction site of the UAE capital’s new airport extension, which was potentially caused by drones, Abu Dhabi police said in a statement carried by WAM.
Ongoing investigations indicate that fragments, possibly belonging to drones, that fell in both locations may have caused the explosion and the fire.
Abu Dhabi police said: “Initial investigations found parts of a small plane that could possibly be a drone at both sites that could have caused the explosion and the fire," adding there was no significant structural damage.
A spokesperson for Etihad Airways said a small number of flights were briefly disrupted at Abu Dhabi airport due to “precautionary measures,” but normal operations quickly resumed.
Reuters reported that Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement later said it had carried out an attack on the UAE.
Saudi Arabia has led international condemnation of the incident, with the Kingdom calling it a “cowardly terrorist attack.”
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The Indian embassy in Abu Dhabi later confirmed in a tweet that it was aware of the incident and was awaiting further details.
Earlier this month, a UAE-flagged cargo ship, “Rwabee,” was hijacked by the Houthis, in a plan the coalition has said was backed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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The coalition added, the ship was on its way from Socotra Island in Yemen to the port of Jazan in Saudi Arabia, carrying medical equipment used in a field hospital on the island.
Source: arabnews
