Home UAE Dubai Update: Fires breakout in Dubai, Abu Dhabi restaurants; claim four lives Gas leakages are believed to be the cause of both blazes by Zainab Mansoor September 3, 2020 Two separate fires were reported in restaurants in the neighbouring emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. In Dubai, a man of Asian origin died, after a fire blazed through a restaurant on early Monday morning.ย A gas leak is believed to be the cause of the fire, local media have reported. The fire that razed the eatery was reported at 4.31am, according to the Dubai Civil Defence. The dining outlet in question is located in Dubai International City 2. The deceased was at the restaurant at the time of the incident. Meanwhile, three individuals died when an explosion caused by a gas connection ripped through a restaurant on Sheik Rashid bin Saeed road, in the capital emirate of Abu Dhabi. The Sri Lankan embassy confirmed on Thursday that one expat had lost his life, while the Philippines Embassy had reportedly stated earlier that two Filipinos were killed in the explosion. ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ#SLinUAE #SLCGDXB #UAE #AbuDhabi #LK @MFA_SriLanka https://t.co/c6Gsa4bqvk โ Embassy of Sri Lanka in UAE (@SLinUAE) September 3, 2020 On-site investigations suggest a misalignment in the gas container fittings to be the cause of the explosion. .@ADPoliceHQ is dealing with an explosion caused by a gas connection in a restaurant on Sheik Rashid Bin Saeed Road. Cases of minor and moderate injuries are being treated in hospital. โ ู ูุชุจ ุฃุจูุธุจู ุงูุฅุนูุงู ู (@admediaoffice) August 31, 2020 People inflicted with minor and major injuries are being treated. Tags Abu Dhabi Dubai fire Gas Leak restaurant 0 Comments You might also like Make it in the Emirates: EDB join hands with ADDED Aster Pharmacy, Spinneys launch Zest Pharmacy in Abu Dhabi Dubai property sector sees 11,700 transactions worth Dhs34bn in May ADNOC, Nafis to create 5,000 new private sector jobs