A fuel tank at Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates was struck by an Iranian drone attack on Monday morning, temporarily halting flights as plumes of smoke poured from the site. Dramatic video shows thick black smoke emanating from an enormous fire following the attack on a fuel tank at the Middle Eastern transit hub. The airport, which is one of the busiest in the world, was forced to suspend flights briefly.
Firefighters were able to contain the blaze, and there were no injuries reported as flights resumed a few hours later. The attack is the third to hit Dubai’s airport since the start of the most recent conflict in the Middle East on Feb. 28, as Iran continues to strike civilian infrastructure in its Gulf neighbors and Israel. A separate Iranian drone attack on Monday hit the Government Media Office in Umm Al Quwain, roughly 30 miles north of Dubai, triggering a fire.
