The UAE and Saudi Arabia successfully put out a massive fire that broke out between the border of the two countries.
The fire erupted at the Al Batha Border Checkpoint on Sunday at 12.30pm.As a black plume of smoke filled the air, Abu Dhabi Civil Defence rushed to the aid of its Saudi counterparts to control the blaze.
In the video, which was quickly trending on social media, viewers can watch how a team of firefighters and 10 water tanks extinguished the huge fire at the Saudi customs facility.
#فيديو| حريق مروع بمنفذ #البطحاء السعودي على حدود #الإمارات#السعودية pic.twitter.com/1eyC3MY5gB
— أبناء الكويت (@SonsKuwait) May 20, 2018
Saudi Customs said that the fire broke out from one of the warehouses at the Al Batha Checkpoint, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
الجمارك السعودية : إخماد حريق بأحد المستودعات في جمرك البطحاء.https://t.co/fHZrYCzj24#واس pic.twitter.com/G2VyhsKfk3
— واس (@spagov) May 20, 2018
Officials cordoned off the area to protect the public’s safety, and flammable material were removed from the vicinity, including paints, oils, clothing, batteries, paper, engines, trucks and confiscated cars.
♦️السيطرة على حريق منفذ البطحاء دون وقوع إصابات بشرية.
— السعودية اليوم🇸🇦 (@alsaudi_today) May 20, 2018
-#السعودية_اليوم
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Firemen from Abu Dhabi’s Civil Defence squad, led by Mubarak Saif Al Mansouri, and Al Dhafra Region Municipality, along with four private entities, together lent a helping hand for their Saudi brothers.
Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi, Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police, commended the efforts made by the team in their professional response to the accident.
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