Civil defence douses fire at a Dubai school in miniutes
5 hours ago
Mohammed Yaseen,
Staff Reporter
The Dubai Civil Defence controlled a fire which broke out in a building inside the Nad Al Sheba 3 in Dubai.
According to a source at the Dubai Civil Defence, the Operations Room received a tip off at 12:06pm on Monday alerting a fire in an outdoor building at the Gems School in Nad Al Sheba 3. Firefighters inspect the area near the guard s room after the fire was doused.
Instantly after receiving the report, a firefighting and rescue team rushed from Nad Al Sheba Centre to the scene within 5 minutes to find out that some remnants were burned outside the security guard’s room.
File picture Two more COVID-19 testing centres have been added to the Dubai Health Authority s (DHA) list of facilities offering the service.
They are the Al Safa Health Centre and Nad Al Sheba Centre for Ladies.
Both will provide the tests for all members of the community.
Customers can book an appointment via the DHA app or by calling 800 342.
Other primary health care testing centres include Nad Al Hamar, Al Mankhool, Al Twar, Al Lusaily, Al Rashidiya Majlis and Jumeirah 1 Port Majlis.
DHA has added two more #COVID19 PCR testing centres. They include: Al Safa Health Centre and Nad Al Sheba Centre for Ladies. The centres are open to all community members.
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