Civil Defense officials have responded to a large fire in what appears to be factory in Al Sailiya, according to Qatar’s Ministry of Interior.
So far, there have been no injuries, the MOI tweeted shortly before 3pm:
الدفاع المدني يستجيب لبلاغ حريق في منطقة السيلية دون مصابين
— وزارة الداخلية – قطر (@MOI_Qatar) July 30, 2015
Plumes of smoke could be seen by residents in the Industrial Area, off of the Expressway and near Aspire Zone:
@dohanews @DOHA_Insight fire at industrial area.. pic.twitter.com/yIS0R6R6zr
— Ryan Peralta (@ryesteven08) July 30, 2015
Seems like major fire accident in a factory near sailiya @Doha @dohanews @qatarliving pic.twitter.com/9ggEc6f9BZ
— முரளி (@muralikrishr) July 30, 2015
@dohanews view from my workplace on st 24 pic.twitter.com/Th4qAAYmyr
— NJ (@pistonkidd) July 30, 2015
The cause of the fire, which began around 1pm, remains unclear.
This is the latest in a series of blazes Qatar has seen this summer, many of them caused by short circuits from faulty air conditioning units.
Does anyone know more? Thoughts?
(The post Firefighters battle blaze in Qatar’s Al Sailiya area is from Doha News.)