Fragments from a thwarted drone assault near Dubai’s Burj Al Arab led to a blaze igniting on the hotel’s exterior, officials stated.
As per the Dubai Media Office, no casualties were noted in the occurrence. The office added that the blaze has since been extinguished.
This declaration followed the circulation of online footage depicting an inferno ascending from the foundation of the sail-like hotel, a truly iconic structure in Dubai.
The thwarting transpired amidst a prolonged Iranian onslaught targeting the United Arab Emirates, launched in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes against the Islamic Republic.
The ministry of defense announced it had repelled 137 ballistic projectiles and 209 unmanned aerial vehicles fired towards the UAE, thereby affirming the advanced state of preparedness of its aerial protection mechanisms.