Fujairah: One of Fujairah's much-loved tourist attractions, Souq Al Jumaa, was reduced to ashes on Saturday, as a raging fire ripped through its numerous shops and stalls.

The open-air market lies amid mountains and valleys along either side of the road which links Masafi and Al Dhaid, but Saturday saw the usually bustling hotspot turn into a cloud of black smoke.

At 7pm, Civil Defence were still fighting to get the fire under control.

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