The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has arranged five days of emergency shelter and food for 11 people displaced by a fire that erupted at a petrol shed on Shaviyani Funadhoo yesterday.
The blaze rapidly spread from the fuel station to neighbouring properties, leaving a residential house, a motorcycle and engine repair garage, a warehouse, and a small parking garage burnt beyond use.
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The Maldives Police Service said 18 people required medical assistance during the incident. Among them, a firefighter and a hospital employee were treated for smoke inhalation. In contrast, 16 others suffered varying injuries while fleeing an explosion at the site or sought treatment for severe panic and anxiety.
Authorities have cordoned off the affected area. A dedicated team from the Maldives Police Service’s Major Crime Investigation Department is scheduled to arrive in Funadhoo this morning to process the scene and determine the cause of the fire.
ށ.ފުނަދޫގައި މިއަދު ހިނގި އަލިފާނުގެ ހާދިސާގައި ގެއްލުން ލިބުނު 1 ގެއެއްގައި ދިރިއުޅޭ 11 މީހުންނަށް ވަގުތީ ބޯހިޔާވަހިކަމާއި ކެއިންބުއިމުގެ އިންތިޒާމް 5 ދުވަހުގެ މުއްދަތަށް މި އޮތޯރިޓީން ވަނީ ހަމަޖައްސާދީފައި . https://t.co/6ICMb70k3G— NDMA Maldives (@NDMAmv) October 25, 2026
