TIL Desk/World/Abu Dhabi/ Two Indians and a Pakistani national were killed and six others injured on Monday after a fire caused by ‘small flying objects’, possibly drones, triggered an explosion that hit three petroleum tankers in the United Arab Emirates’ capital Abu Dhabi, police said. Another minor fire broke out in the new construction area of the Abu Dhabi International Airport, according to reports.
It said that the fire that broke out in the Musaffah ICAD 3 area near the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) resulted in the explosion of three petroleum tankers. ‘Preliminary investigations suggest that the cause of the fires are small flying objects, possibly belonging to drones, that fell in the two areas. Teams from the competent authorities have been dispatched and the fire is currently being put out,’ it said.
Abu Dhabi police identified the dead as two Indian nationals and one Pakistani. Another six persons sustained mild and moderate injuries, police said, without disclosing their identity. The Indian Embassy in UAE said that the mission is in close touch with concerned UAE authorities for further details.
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