Fire on Dubai yacht contained, 3 rescued

Teams from the Dubai Civil Defence have doused a fire that broke out on a yacht near Burj Al Arab on Friday afternoon.

"Three people were safely evacuated and no one was injured in the blaze," Dubai Media Office tweeted.

A video of the operation was posted on the official Twitter handle, with the authorities adding that it appeared to "have been caused by engine failure and fuel leakage".

#Dubai Civil Defence (DCD) putting out the blaze on a small yacht near Madinat Jumeirah. Three people were rescued. pic.twitter.com/waSuP1sBNB

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) January 17, 2020

An investigation into the incident has been launched.