Arab News

DUBAI: A huge explosion shook buildings in Dubai late on Wednesday with Dubai authorities saying there was a fire on board a commercial ship anchored off Jebal Ali Port.

Dubai Media Office said: “A fire has been reported to have broken out in a container within a ship anchored in Jebel Ali Port. A Dubai Civil Defense team is working to put out the blaze.”

No injuries have been reported the office said.

#WATCH: Explosion rocks #Dubai, with reports of a ship on fire at Jebel Ali Port https://t.co/iTLEYvTzQq (Video: @lovindubai) pic.twitter.com/w2oitdMDAJ

— Arab News (@arabnews) July 7, 2021

#WATCH: Footage from #JebelAli Port after an explosion and a container ship caught fire (Video: Twitter/@saeedma91) #Dubai https://t.co/iTLEYvTzQq pic.twitter.com/tms9TP8QEp

— Arab News (@arabnews) July 7, 2021

Resident in Dubai described hearing a loud explosion and feeling their windows shake.

Jebel Ali Free Zone attracts nearly a quarter of foreign direct investment to Dubai, with more than 8,000 companies having established operations in the commercial zone since its inception in the mid-1980s, according to its website.