DUBAI: Three people – one Pakistani and two Indian – were killed and six others injured after when three fuel tankers exploded in the industrial area of Musaffah ICAD 3 near an ADNOC storage unit in Abu Dhabi, state news agency WAM reported.
According to reports by the Abu Dhabi police force another minor fire occurred at a construction site at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Investigations indicate that fragments, possibly belonging to drones, that fell into both locations may have caused the explosion and fire.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement later said it had carried out an attack on the UAE, Reuters reported.
The Saudi-lead Coalition also said several booby-trapped drones were launched from Sana’a International Airport in Yemen.
An investigation is under way.
The Indian embassy in Abu Dhabi later confirmed in a tweet that it was aware of the incident and was awaiting further details.
Abu Dhabi updates green list of countries for inbound travel