Another fire has hit Dubai's Global Village
The fire broke out while the theme park was closed for the season.
Popular Dubai theme park Global Village has been hit by its second fire in six months.
The fire broke out at the Chinese Pavilion on Monday morning, with thick black smoke seen rising from the structure.
Dubai Media Office said in a tweet firefighters were working to extinguish the blaze. No injuries were reported.
Dubai Civil Defence has responded quickly to a fire that broke out at the Chinese Pavilion in Global Village. Firefighters are working to put out the fire. No injuries have been reported. pic.twitter.com/jH5UVfXRlU
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) June 25, 2018
It tweeted again to say that cooling operations were underway:
Dubai Civil Defence responded to the fire in the Chinese Pavilion in Global Village within nine minutes of receiving the first call. Firefighters have started cooling operations. No injuries have been reported. pic.twitter.com/UD2asBHXEc
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) June 25, 2018
Global Village said in a statement on Twitter the fire occurred during the pavilion’s “demolition process” following the end of season 22 in April:
The Global Village operations team, in collaboration with rescue and firefighting teams, managed to rapidly control a fire that occurred this morning at one of the pavilions during the demolition process, after closing curtains on Season 22 in April this year. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/1NZw5KJvrM
— Global Village AE (@GlobalVillageAE) June 25, 2018
The fire was controlled in record time without any injuries or damages.
Global Village is working with concerned authorities in further investigations and would like to thank all staff for their tireless efforts to provide the highest levels of safety and immediate response.
2/2— Global Village AE (@GlobalVillageAE) June 25, 2018
The park is currently closed for the summer months. The 2018/2019 season won’t begin until November.
In December, a fire broke out at the Yemen Pavilion, causing two of the adjacent pavilions to be evacuated.
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