Watch: Massive Fire Engulfs Sprawling UAE Market In Flames

As GCC member states pledge to send aid to embattled Lebanon following yesterday’s shocking and historic blast, allegedly caused by government negligence in the borderline failed state, a massive explosion just rocked a busy market near Dubai, in the UAE.

The fire has spread rapidly through a market in the emirate of Ajman.

Social media users are speculating without any evidence about a possible connection between this fire and the explosion yesterday in Beirut – though “bad things come in twos and threes” isn’t much of a theory to go on.

Breaking News: A major fire has just broken out at a massive market in Ajman Dubai!!! It was Beirut Lebanon 🇱🇧 yesterday, today it’s Dubai UAE 🇦🇪
💔🔥pic.twitter.com/rhjIfrdp0P

— Millionaire BusinessMan 🇨🇦 (@tboss_guy) August 5, 2020

The fire is apparently ongoing, according to several regional media orgs.

Breaking News: A major fire has just broken out at a massive market in Ajman Dubai!!! It was Beirut Lebanon 🇱🇧 yesterday, today it’s Dubai UAE 🇦🇪
💔🔥pic.twitter.com/rhjIfrdp0P

— Millionaire BusinessMan 🇨🇦 (@tboss_guy) August 5, 2020

Any cause or causes are still unknown.

#BREAKING: After the #explosion in #Beirut, #Lebanon yesterday now this is happening right now at a market in #Ajman, #UAE. Some explosions can be heard. The cause of the fire is unknown at this stage. pic.twitter.com/Fioxfuneol

— BNL NEWS (@BreakingNLive24) August 5, 2020

This angle helps capture the size of the fire.

As night falls, fire crews are struggling to put out the market fire in Ajman, UAE. No word on the cause yet. pic.twitter.com/VlJYnqSpP6

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) August 5, 2020

Some unconfirmed reports online have claimed fatalities have been reported, though nothing has been confirmed.

And finally…

2020 ain’t taking no days off. https://t.co/gPO8k4vTnn

— #ICareTooMuch (@HimDownstrz) August 5, 2020

Of course, UAE is no stranger to sweeping structure fires. In one recent example, Abbco Tower in the city of Sharjah near Dubai caught fire back in May.