Nine Pakistanis injured in UAE warehouse fire

Nine Pakistanis were injured on Sunday in a fire that erupted in a warehouse in the Ajman city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The warehouse contained stocks of hand sanitizers and perfume.

According to Arab media, the injured—all employees at the warehouse—were transferred to Khalifa bin Zayed Hospital. Two of them, who were seriously burned, were later shifted to a hospital in Abu Dhabi.

The injured individuals were identified as Guldad son of Shah Nawaz Dharee, Nawab son of Shah Nawaz, Imam Bakhsh son of Khuda Bakhsh Solangi, Muhammad Akram son of Dawood Khan, Shahid son of Mumtaz, Zahoor son of Muhammad Hayat, Sikander son of Abdul Rahim, Akbar son of Khemisa Khan, and Ijaz.

All are residents of the districts of Benazirabad in Sindh and Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab.

Officials of the Welfare Wing of Pakistan's Consul General in Dubai visited the hospital immediately after the incident and have been in constant contact with the relevant authorities.

Pakistan's Ambassador to the UAE, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, expressed regret over the incident, extended well wishes for the recovery of the injured, and assured that every possible assistance would be provided to them in this unfortunate incident.