A pet parrot was rescued after a family were forced to flee when a fire broke out at their home in Ras Al Khaimah.
Firefighters were alerted to the blaze at a villa in the Al Muayrid area of the emirate on Tuesday.
Civil Defence said the fire, which was reported at noon, started in one room and spread throughout the property.
Family members fled their home immediately after raising the alarm.
The family's pet parrot was successfully rescued from the villa by the fire crew.
No injuries were reported, and investigations are under way to determine the cause of the fire.
