A drone strike caused a fire near the US consulate in Dubai on Tuesday. Firefighters managed to get the fire under control. No injuries have been reported so far, according to a statement by the Dubai Media Authority on social media. TASR writes about it according to reports from the AFP and Reuters agencies.
Residents near the aforementioned building told AFP that that they heard a loud explosion. Another witness added that she subsequently saw a fire in the premises of the consulate. Security forces closed the streets in the vicinity.
The attack was subsequently confirmed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “Unfortunately, the drone hit the parking lot near the consulate building and caused a fire. All employees are safe,” he told reporters in Washington.
“Dubai authorities have confirmed that a fire caused by a drone incident near the US consulate has been successfully extinguished,” said the Dubai Media Authority on the X platform. Dubai and other cities, along with US bases in the Persian Gulf, have been targeted by Iran since Saturday. The United Arab Emirates announced that it had noted Iranian operations since the beginning more than 1000 strikes directed against his territory. At the same time, the Department of Diplomacy stated that the country has not made a decision to change its defense posture towards Iran, but reserves the right to defend itself.
