Ajman firefighters tackle textile shop blaze


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AJMAN // A fire broke out in a textile shop on Wednesday and spread to a car that was parked nearby.

Firefighters from the Civil Defence Department (CDD) managed to extinguish the blaze in the Al Nakheel area and no injuries were reported.

A spokesman for CDD said once the operations room had been notified about the incident, ambulance, rescue and quick intervention teams were dispatched to the scene.

The teams had the fire under control in less than 15 minutes, while it took a further 30 minutes to fully extinguish it.

Neighbouring shops suffered smoke damage in the incident.

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