The local authority in the Buraiqa District in the capital, Aden, announced that a fire that broke out on Thursday evening near Aden’s refineries had been brought under control.

The local authority in Buraiqa said in a brief statement: By the grace of God, a fire that broke out in the trees located between the Aden Refineries Company Hospital and the Tennis Club in Buraiqa was extinguished about an hour ago, without recording any losses.

The authority appreciated the role of the refinery firefighters who moved quickly and extinguished the fire before it expanded to the site with dense trees.

The local authority did not reveal the cause of the fire.