A drone strike triggers a fire near the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi, according to authorities. Multiple outlets report that the incident occurs on Sunday in the al-Dhafra region and that the fire starts outside the plant’s inner perimeter, at an external electrical generator. The Abu Dhabi Media Office says competent authorities respond to the fire and that there are no reported injuries. Authorities also state that the incident has no impact on radiological or radiation safety levels. Several reports describe the event as a fire sparked by the drone strike and note that the location is associated with the Barakah facility but outside its inner perimeter. None of the sources provided disclose where the drone is launched from. Overall, the reports present a consistent account that the fire is localized to electrical equipment near the nuclear plant and that safety monitoring does not indicate radiation effects.
Drone strike causes fire outside Abu Dhabi’s Barakah nuclear plant
A drone strike triggers a fire near the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi, according to authorities. Multiple outlets report that the incident occurs on Sunday in the al-Dhafra region and that...
- A drone strike causes a fire near the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi’s al-Dhafra region.
- The fire starts outside the plant’s inner perimeter, involving an external electrical generator.
- Abu Dhabi authorities report no injuries.
- Authorities report no impact on radiological or radiation safety levels.
- The reports do not provide the drone’s launch location.
The unclaimed drone struck an electrical generator on May 17 near the Arab world’s first nuclear power plant in Barakah in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, triggering a fire but causing no injuries nor radiation leak
1 month agoThe drone strike caused a fire near the plant but no injuries or radiation leak, authorities said.
1 month agoA drone strike sparked a fire on the edge of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Abu Dhabi on Sunday - in what authorities called an 'unprovoked terrorist attack'
1 month agoThe Defense Ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) confirmed a drone attack on the country's Barakah Nuclear Power Plant on Sunday, causing a fire but otherwise not disrupting the plant's generation. The post Drone Strike Targets Arab World’s only Nuclear Power Plant in UAE appeared first on Breitbart.
1 month agoA drone strike has targeted a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, setting an electrical generator ablaze.
1 month agoA drone strike has targeted a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, setting an electrical generator ablaze.
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