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Dubai

Sheikh Hamdan tribute to Dubai firefighter killed in blaze

Written by Staff Writer

Sun 7 May 2023Sun 7 May 2023

Dubai rulers pay tribute to firefighter who died in the line of duty

Burj Khalifa

Dubai New Year’s Eve: road closures, metro timings, traffic plan revealed

Written by Staff Writer

Thu 29 Dec 2022Thu 29 Dec 2022

All you need to know about public transport, traffic, road closures and commuting on December 31

Dubai Civil Defense Emirates Safety Laboratory ESL

Ali Hassan Al Mutawa

Dubai Civil Defense begins commercial ops of Emirates Safety Laboratory to raise construction safety standards

Written by Anup Oommen

Thu 7 Apr 2022Thu 7 Apr 2022

Henceforth, ESL Laboratory and Certification will be the official authority to issue completion and compliance certificates for safety products in Dubai’s construction industry

A fire caused by an explosion within a container on board a ship at Jebel Ali Port has been brought under control; no casualties have been reported (Photo: Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) July 7, 2021)

Dubai Civil Defence

Dubai port operating normally after explosion rocks trade hub

Written by Bloomberg

Thu 8 Jul 2021Wed 6 Oct 2021

Dubai Police said the blast happened on a container ship, able to hold 130 containers, at Terminal 1

A fire is seen at the 1,105 foot tall Torch Tower on August 4, 2017 in Dubai

Danube Group

Dubai’s Danube says new cladding product will prevent Grenfell Tower repeat

Written by Staff writer

Thu 21 Jan 2021Wed 6 Oct 2021

CEO Rizwan Sajan says Dubai Civil Defence has certified the panels for installation on building facades

Dubai Civil Defence

In pictures: Massive fire erupts at petroleum warehouse in Dubai’s Jebel Ali

Written by ITP

Wed 22 Apr 2020Tue 19 Oct 2021

Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, visited the site of a fire that erupted at a petroleum products warehouse in Jebel Ali area.

Sources have said the deadly incident was caused by a cooking gas explosion.

Al Mankhool

One killed, three wounded in Dubai gas explosion

Written by Staff writer

Sun 29 Sep 2019Wed 6 Oct 2021

The incident was reportedly caused by a cooking gas explosion

On Monday, Dubai’s police chief, Major General Abdullah Al Marri, conducted an inspection of the house and examined forensic reports regarding the incident.

Al Barsha

Eight-month old baby dies in Dubai villa blaze

Written by Staff writer

Tue 30 Jul 2019Thu 7 Oct 2021

Dubai authorities are still investigating the cause of the blaze

No injuries were reported, but three caravans were severely damaged as a result of the fire.

Dubai

Firefighters tackle fire at Dubai construction site

Written by Staff writer

Sun 28 Jul 2019Thu 7 Oct 2021

No injuries reported after fire on Satwa side of Sheikh Zayed Road

Dubai Civil Defence teams at the site of an operation to extinguish a blaze that spread from 3 vehicles to a warehouse near the Abu Baker Al Siddique metro station. Image: Dubai Media Office.

Abu Baker Al Siddique metro station

Fire breaks out near Dubai Metro station in Deira

Written by Staff writer

Sun 12 May 2019Thu 7 Oct 2021

Dubai Civil Defence said no injuries have been reported and the fire has now been contained

The 21st edition of the trade for security, safety, and fire protection takes place from January 20-22.

airport security

What you can expect to see at Dubai’s Intersec 2019

Written by Sam Bridge

Fri 18 Jan 2019Wed 6 Oct 2021

Security exhibition to showcase live-action firefighting, emergency rescue operations and drone demonstrations

Dubai

Minor fire reported at Dubai’s Torch Tower

Written by Staff writer

Sun 6 Jan 2019Wed 6 Oct 2021

Dubai’s Torch Tower experiences third fire in as many years

The project will allow DCD to upgrade its response and fire prevention capabilities to avoid allocating time and resources unnecessarily to false alarms.

Avaya

Dubai inks tech deal to improve fire response times

Written by Sam Bridge

Sat 27 Oct 2018Wed 6 Oct 2021

General Directorate of Civil Defence in Dubai teams up with Avaya and ConnectIt on a new digital transformation project

Al Wathba cycling team

Dubai Civil Defence officer jailed over death of cyclist

Written by Staff writer

Mon 3 Sep 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

Emirati Mizna Abdullah Ali, a member of Al Wathba cycling team, was training in Dubai’s Meydan area when she was hit by the vehicle of Civil Defence officer