A huge roaring fire has left locals shaken after a drone strike blew up a fuel tank near Dubai airport, briefly suspending flights.
Shocking footage shows towering flames lighting up the night sky after the explosion near one of the world’s busiest airports.
The latest incident comes amid rising tensions in the ongoing US-Israel conflict with Iran and temporarily disrupted flights out of the major tourist hub.
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Dubai International Airport was reportedly targeted for a third time on Monday (16 March), as reported by Need To Know.
One of the airport’s fuel tanks was struck by a drone, sparking a massive blaze visible across the area.
The strike happened in the early hours of the morning, forcing flights to be temporarily suspended.
Fortunately, no injuries have been reported and limited flights resumed at around 6am.
Dubai Media Office confirmed that several flights were diverted to Al Maktoum International Airport while operations were stabilised.
Footage of the dramatic fire lighting up the skyline quickly spread online, racking up more than 164,500 views.
Since 28 February, more than 2,000 missile and drone attacks have reportedly been aimed at Gulf Arab states, according to the Independent.
The UAE has faced the majority of the attacks after normalising relations with Israel in 2020.
Hours after the latest strike, influencer HStikkytokky insisted the city remained calm.
Harrison Sullivan, who appeared in the controversial Netflix documentary Louis Theroux’s Inside The Manosphere, claimed misinformation about the situation in Dubai had been spreading online.
The influencer said: “Everything is running as normal, there are no bombs coming over.
“This is the best city in the world to be at.
“So when you’re seeing people online, on Twitter, saying everything’s shut down… it’s not.
“I’m literally here right now, living with my mum, eating the same food I ate before, not one bombs come over.
“Dubai is calm.”
