ISTANBUL, March 16 (NNN-Anadolu) — A drone attack triggered a fire on Monday at a petroleum industry facility in the Fujairah emirate of United Arab Emirates on the eastern coast, without causing injuries, authorities said.
Specialised agencies in Fujairah confirmed that a major fire broke out in the Fujairah Petroleum Industrial Zone after the site was targeted by a drone, the Fujairah government’s media office reported.
Civil defence teams immediately responded to the incident and began tackling the fire, while continuing efforts to bring the situation under control, the media office added.
Since Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Iran on Feb 28, killing around 1,300 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, hostilities have escalated.
Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting US military assets.
— NNN-ANADOLU