Baby rescued from burning flat in Dubai

Civil Defence rescued a baby from a burning third floor apartment in Jebel Ali on Sunday.

A baby is rescued from a burning third floor apartment in Discovery Gardens. Courtesy Dubai Civil Defence
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DUBAI// Civil Defence rescued a baby from a burning third floor apartment in Jebel Ali on Sunday.

Firefighters from Al Marsa Station arrived at the Discovery Gardens flat eight minutes after receiving a call reporting the blaze at 4pm.

Civil Defence evacuated the building and extinguished the fire within 20 minutes, before starting the cooling process.

No injuries were reported and the site was transferred to forensic teams to determine the cause.

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