National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) provided 16 individuals with temporary housing following a house fire in capital city Male'.
As per NDMA, the house sustained substantial damages after a mattress caught fire on the sixth storey terrace of the house, adding that efforts to control the fire caused a power outage as well. No one was injured during the incident.
NDMA is responding to a fire incident at H.tenstar. The fire incident happened at a hut on the 6th floor terrace and has been controlled. A team is on field to asses the emergency support required pic.twitter.com/RkFDwzZ5Q5
— NDMA Maldives (@ndmamv) August 3, 2019
NDMA will provide housing and daily food expenses for the 16.
Maldives Police Service explained that the fire broke out as a result of a welding spark from the adjacent building.
The fire was reported at 1111 hrs. Maldives National Defence Force controlled the fire by 1135 hrs.
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