Authorities investigate smoke rising from ground in Mulah

Police have started investigating smoke rising from the ground in M. Mulah.

Police media official informed “Sun” that officers had started working on the case as soon as they received report of the mysterious phenomena at around 2:30 pm, Saturday.

Smoke is rising from the ground in a home on the island.

Police media official said that officers dug into the ground, to discover the soil and the water beneath to be warm as well.

Police have the area sealed off. Sun photo: Reader contribution

The official said that officers had worked with Fenaka Corporation and confirmed that it was not a result of an issue with electricity.

Police have now closed off the area where the house is situated.

Officials digging up the ground just inside the entrance of a house in M. Mulah. Sun photo: reader contribution

Mulah councilman Ibrahim Latheef said that it had been more than two days since residents of Sosunge – situated near the center of the main road – reported the ground to the right side of the main door of the house being warm.

“Council members and the residents of the house went there and dug into the ground when they reported. We felt the heat rise in waves. So we called Fenaka to check if it was an electricity issue. But we dug the place and found nothing connecting it to an electricity issue,” said Latheef.

He said that police had sealed off the area until further instruction from the military and Maldives National Disaster Center.

“We are working on shifting the residents of the house elsewhere, either to relatives’ or a guesthouse,” said Latheef.