Sharjah: A tragic fire in a high-rise building in Sharjah’s Al Nahda Quarter claimed five lives, including a Pakistani work, while 19 others were injured, two of which remain in critical condition, local police said Tuesday.
“Blaze broke out at about 11.30 pm when the Sharjah police received an emergency call reporting flames shooting out from an apartment on the top floor,” police said in a statement.
The wounded are treated at Al Qasimi Hospital and the authorities have launched an investigation into the incident, while forensic experts have investigated the site to determine the cause of the fire, according to the officials.
Eyewitnesses said the fire suddenly broke out on the top floor of the 52-story building, which housed about 1,500 inhabitants of different ethnic groups.
The Emirati authorities expressed their condolance in a statement and said, “We are expanding our heartfelt sympathy to the families of the deceased and sharing in their grief in this difficult time.”
Further updates are expected when the study continues.
The latest event before Sharjah High Rise Fire, with Pakistani citizens lost their lives in a fire in the UAE, was reported on January 25, 2024 by Gulf Media.
The flame that broke out in an apartment in Sharjah’s Muwaileh area claimed the life of a Pakistani man and his 11-year-old daughter. His wife and two other children were hospitalized in critical condition after the incident.
Sixteen people were killed and nine were wounded in a Dubai housing building fire in April 2023. The fire shrouded the five-storey building in the Al-Ras neighborhood, one of the oldest parts of Dubai and home to many migrant workers and merchants, according to Abu Dhabi-based the National newspaper.
Sharjah is one of seven emirates that make up the UAE, where several housing connections and hotels have been hit by fire in recent years.
In some of these cases, experts said the flames may have been encouraged to spread by the exterior clothing.
