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Fire incident
No injuries reported in Niyama resort water villa fire
Only one room of the five-room water villa damaged
Raajje.mv | 15 އޯގަސްޓު 2021 | އާދީއްތަ 06:52
The fire was controlled in less than an hour
A fire incident occurred at Niyama Private Islands Maldives in Dhaalu atoll, on Saturday night.
Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) revealed that it was a water villa at the resort that had caught fire, adding that a team from its Central Area (in Dh. Kudahuvadhoo) had been dispatched to the resort immediately.
While the fire was reported around 8:50pm on Saturday, it was controlled in less than an hour by 9:20pm.
Only one room of the five-room water villa suffered damages.
MNDF further reported that a large part of the room’s upper area was mostly burnt. It has not disclosed if the cause of the fire has been identified.
No injuries were reported.
