Dubai Police determine cause of fire at Expo 2020 Dubai construction site

Forensic fire investigation experts and criminologists at Dubai Police’s General Department of Criminal Investigation (CID), have revealed that the cause of a...

Construction

New UAE fire code ‘won’t apply to ongoing projects’

A new fire safety code in the UAE will not apply to projects on which construction has already started, it has been...

Consultant

Al Naboodah Group’s MEP arm launches fire safety division

Trans Gulf Electromechanical, the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) arm of Al Naboodah Group Enterprises, has launched a new fire and safety...

Construction

Fire breaks out at Abu Dhabi construction site

A major fire broke out at a construction site in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday morning, with Civil Defence teams rushing to the...

Construction

Workers evacuated as fire engulfs factory in Ajman, UAE

Workers were evacuated after a fire broke out at a fibreglass factory in Ajman, UAE, according to the state news agency. Ajman...

Infrastructure

Fire at Kuwait oilfield ‘under control’

A fire at a Kuwait oil well site in the north of the country has been brought under control, according to the...

Infrastructure

Firefighters battle blaze at Kuwait oil site

Firefighters in Kuwait are battling a blaze at an oil well site in the north of the Gulf state, according to the...

Construction

Dubai Torch fire: Façade materials called into question

Doubts have been raised over the quality of the façade material used in The Torch building in Dubai following a dramatic fire that...

Property

Dubai Torch fire-safety systems ‘worked as planned’

Fire-safety procedures functioned “as planned” during Saturday's blaze at The Torch building in Dubai, the developer said, amid claims by some residents that alarm systems did not...