Officers have extinguished a fire that broke out inside a speedboat docked in the lagoon of landfill island Thilafushi in Kaafu atoll.

Media official of the Maldives Police Service (MPS) revealed that the incident was reported to them at around 11:45am on Sunday and that an expatriate was injured in the incident.

While the expatriate has been brought to capital city Malé for treatment for burns sustained, no other injuries have been reported.

Officers of MPS and Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) worked together to put out the fire.

Police has since launched further investigations into the case.