Smoke billows from behind the buildings in Sharjah Industrial Area 1.

Teams of Sharjah General Directorate of Civil Defence brought under control a fire that broke out in three electrical appliances warehouses in the Industrial Area 1 and prevented the flames from spreading to nearby warehouses.

No casualties were reported as a result of the fire.

A report was received at 3:35pm on Monday stating that a fire erupted in three warehouses.

The concerned fire stations were informed immediately and they arrived at the scene of the incident, where the working teams immediately tried to contain the fire until the fire was brought under control. The teams subsequently were engaged in cooling the site.