​House in Oman goes up in flames after electrical appliance short

Muscat: A house fire was reported in the Wilayat of Buraimi, the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) announced.

Firefighters managed to put out the fire and officials said that no injuries were recorded in the incident.

According to PACDA's statement online, "Firefighter brigades at the civil defence and ambulance centre managed to extinguish a fire that broke out in a house in Hamasa area in the Wilayat of Buraimi without injuries."

The authority called for the need to inspect and maintain electrical appliances and avoid the use of poor quality appliances.