Two killed in fireworks accident

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From correspondents in Dubai

April 11, 2007 12:35am
Article from: Reuters

TWO people were killed and two policemen were injured in the United Arab Emirates when two trucks laden with confiscated fire crackers exploded in the emirate of Ajman.

“There was no security incident in Dubai, but there was an accident in Ajman,� a security source told Reuters in response to a question about rumours of a bombing in regional trade hub Dubai, one of seven emirates in the UAE federation.

The official WAM news agency said the fireworks were confiscated by a court order and were set to be destroyed but exploded accidentally.

 

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Wreckage of the truck that carried the explosives
lies scattered after the explosion in Ajman.

Two workers dead and two policemen hurt as fireworks on truck explode
Gulf News Report


Ajman: Two workers were killed and two policemen injured yesterday when 300kg of fireworks loaded in a police truck exploded in Ajman, the police chief said.The explosives had been confiscated under a court ruling and were set to be destroyed, but exploded at Al Jarf located in the Ajman industrial area due to an error, said Colonel Ali Alwan, chief of Ajman Police.

He said two workers - an Indian and an Egyptian - died in the accident, and two policemen who were following them in a car , were injured, one of them seriously. The injured were taken to the Ajman Medical College hospital, witnesses said. Their condition is said to be stable. Hot weather was cited as one possible reason for the blast by Col. Alwan, but he said the investigation was underway to determine the exact cause, "especially since this was not the first time we have destroyed firecrackers."

The forensic laboratory of Dubai Police is helping in the investigation, Colonel Saleh Al Matroushi, director of Ajman Civil Defence, told WAM.

 

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Shaikh Saif on Wednesday visited the injured policemen.

Police collect DNA from fireworks blast victims
Dubai: Police are preparing a report on DNA tests from samples collected from the area where a police truck exploded in Ajman.

Two workers were killed and two policemen injured on Tuesday when 300kg of fireworks exploded at Al Jarf in the industrial area.

The Dubai Police Forensic Science Department collected samples from the bodies and victims' personal belongings for DNA tests.

Expert Farida Al Shamali, acting director of the department, said fingerprint and fire experts and forensic doctors took samples of the damaged truck and Ajman Police's vehicle.