Al Ain, October 17: A man and two of his children died apparently due to smoke inhalation and suffocation after a fire broke out in their villa in the Umm Ghafa area of Al Ain early on Friday morning.
The dead included a 39-year-old Omani and his two children aged four and 14.
The deceased’s Emirati wife, a 10-year-old child, a four-month-old infant and an Indonesian housemaid suffered moderate injuries.
They were rescued by a neighbour and the deceased’s family driver, both of whom were critically injured.
According to preliminary investigations, the fire was caused by an electric short circuit in the air-conditioner in the children’s room.
–Agencies