Sharjah apartment fire investigation continues, 6 recovering in hospital

  SHARJAH – Investigations continued on Tuesday as six people injured in a deadly fire that broke out in a residential building in Sharjah's Butainah were recovering at Kuwait Hospital, according to Sharjah Police. The fire on Monday killed five people, including a Moroccan woman with her two children aged four and six, a Pakistani woman and an Indian man. Ten others, including nine Anjad officers and one from the Civil Defence, sustained minor to medium injuries and received treatment from the National Ambulance units that were present at the scene. According to a report by the Sharjah Government Media Bureau, the rapid response and dedication of the Civil Defence and Anjad units in handling the fire prevented its spread to a number of neighbouring apartments, whose residents had already been evacuated. Initial data by the Sharjah Police General Directorate indicate that the fire broke out at 1:12am in an apartment on the first floor of a three-storey building. Major General Saif Al Zari Al Shamsi, Chief Brigadier of the Sharjah Police, expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery. He also stressed the continued efforts of the General Directorate in dealing with the damages caused by the fire and investigating the cause of the deadly blaze. He called on members of the society to take all necessary safety precautions in residential buildings of all kinds, by ensuring the efficiency of electrical connections, closing gas valves before sleep, following proper evacuation procedures during accidents and using escape exits. JMYDS/Expat 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