Videos geolocated and verified by CNN show a black plume of smoke rising over the consulate building, visible from a considerable distance. CNN reported.
In a post on X, the Dubai Media Office later announced that the fire, caused by a “drone-related incident,” had been extinguished and no one had been hurt.
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense says it has intercepted the vast majority of missiles and drones launched toward its territory since the start of the war. On Tuesday, it said that 812 Iranian drones had been detected, “of which 755 were intercepted, while 57 fell within the country.”
