Video: Dramatic footage of a boat on fire in Dubai’s Deira port

Dubai Police have released a dramatic video of a boat that caught fire in the Deira port.

Authorities said they managed to extinguish the fire on board the wooden dhow.

Aerial footage shows #DubaiPolice Air Rescue to a burning dhow at #Deira Port. pic.twitter.com/dDG5LFI8al

— Dubai Policeشرطة دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ) May 24, 2016

There were no details of any casualties.

The United Arab Emirates has seen an increase in the number of fire accidents on-board boats in recent years.

Earlier this year, a fire broke out at dawn in two boats and engulfed six other moored boats at the Abu Dhabi Marina Yacht Club.

Read: Fire destroys eight boats at Abu Dhabi Marina Yacht Club, investigation begins

In June last year, three boats in Dubai Creek caught fire, causing a major blaze in which one person was injured.

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A major blaze also broke out on board a restaurant boat in Dubai Marina in 2014, causing passengers to evacuate immediately.

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