Originally Posted by
sfozrhfco
This is a clear example of how secrecy is negatively impacting Dubai. They should simply say, the fuel farm was hit, we have a fuel shortage at the airport. The damage is being assessed and we will update the public once we have a time line for getting things back up and running. The everything is just fine here story has run its course and is getting to be more damaging to EK than being honest and transparent would be at this point.
Originally Posted by
IntrepidAfrican2
The fuel farm was hit?
Originally Posted by
tom tulpe
Depends on whether you're in Dubai or not, it seems...
Literally from the official Government of Dubai's Media Office:
From reporting ....
... to containment ...
... to extinguished.
From the ground, the smoke was definitely visible from most areas of Dubai (including from my office area near Downtown about 20 minutes from the airport), and caused a haze in many areas.