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Two expatriates sustain burns in workshop fire

Two expatriates have sustained severe burns after a workshop fire incident in the Maldivian capital, Male' City and are now receiving treatment for their injuries.

Aishath Shuba Solih
26 August 2024, MVT 10:04
The workshop where the fire incident occurred last night.
Aishath Shuba Solih
26 August 2024, MVT 10:04

Two expatriates have sustained severe burns due to a fire incident at a workshop in the Maldivian capital, Male' City, last night and are now receiving treatment for their injuries.

The fire was controlled shortly after it broke out. However, the premises were left severely damaged in the aftermath.

One of the two injured, an Indian national, is receiving treatment at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH), said Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), elaborating that he had burns on six percent of his body. Meanwhile, the Bangladeshi national is undergoing treatment at ADK Hospital for burns sustained across three percent of the body.

The cause of the fire remains unidentified as of yet.

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