The key facts
- Fire at construction site in Al Bahyah contained, no injuries reported
- Smoke was visible from Yas Island
- Same day, a warehouse fire in Al Mafraq was put out
Fire in Al Bahyah contained
On Friday, 13 November 2026, a construction site in the Al Bahyah district of Abu Dhabi caught fire in the afternoon. Police and the emirate's civil defence services were mobilised to fight the blaze; columns of black smoke could be seen from Yas Island, located nearby. According to The National, the fire was brought under control and there were no injuries.
Second fire in one day and a call to rely on official sources
Earlier the same day, Abu Dhabi emergency services, as reported by the emirate's police on X, dealt with a fire at a warehouse in the Al Mafraq area. The police urged residents to obtain information about fires only from official sources. This is not the first such incident in this part of the city: in August 2026, firefighters had already extinguished a burning building under construction on Yas Island, as the same outlet reported.
