Male' City blaze controlled, no reported injuries

Almost a year after the largest fire incident in capital Male' tore through a narrow street resulting in one death and displacing hundreds, a new blaze broke out in Henveiru Ward on Friday night, which saw a two-storey building completely destroyed.

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Firefighters at the scene of the blaze that erupted in a cafe' in Henveiru Ward on Friday night. Fire and Rescue Service extinguished 95 percent of the blaze. PHOTO: MIHAARU

Shahudha Mohamed

2020-08-29 00:46:56

Almost a year after the largest fire incident in capital Male' tore through a narrow street resulting in one death and displacing hundreds, a new blaze broke out in Henveiru Ward on Friday night, which saw a two-storey building completely destroyed.

The blaze, reported to the authorities at 2143 hrs, broke out in a cafe' on the ring road Boduthakurufaanu Magu and spread to the neighbouring Gadhagey Mohamedfulhu Building where State Bank of India (SBI) is located.

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