Four moved to temporary shelters in wake of Henveiru fire

Four people have been moved to temporary shelters in the wake of a fire which broke out in a home in the Henveiru district of Male’ City during the weekend.

The fire broke out in an apartment on the first floor of H. Sungraze, located near the ADK Hospital, at around 06:10 pm on Saturday.

An official from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) told Sun on Sunday morning that four people affected by the fire have been moved to temporary shelters.

The agency identified the four individuals as a Maldivian woman and her child, and two foreign nationals.

They are all doing well, said the official.

Saturday’s fire was controlled by firefighters from the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) in under 13 minutes.

The incident resulted in minor injuries to three people; an elderly man and woman who suffered smoke inhalation, and a male expatriate worker who tripped and injured his leg while trying to escape the blaze.

No one was injured from the fire itself.

According to the MNDF, the fire resulted from a kitchen oven overheating.