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Drone debris caused fire at UAE oil industry zone, operations resume ...

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Falling debris from an intercepted drone caused a major fire at the United Arab Emirates oil trading hub of Fujairah.

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During Monday's day, we wondered how it was possible, that a few kilometers from Dubai, a stage of the Challenger circuit was taking place in full alert. In Fujairah, in fact, the tournament was cancelled after a little more than twenty-four hours from the beginning, and one of the last meetings held, it literally saw two tennis players fleeing from the field after a fire broke out in a nearby refinery, caused by the debris of drones. Shortly af…

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Fujaira's media office has stated in a statement published on social networks that emergency teams have been sent to the Fujaira Industrial Petroleum Zone after a fire "caused by the fall of fragments after the successful interception of a drone by air defense systems."

There was a fire in the oil area of the Fujer Emirate (UAE) on March 3rd, following the drone attack. "The relevant authorities of the Fujer Emirate responded to the fire that broke out in the oil zone this morning," says the Emirate's media report. The fire was caused by the wreckage of a hit drone system. According to the authorities, no one was injured. The fire was localized and the work in the area resumed.

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timeskuwait.com broke the news in on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
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