UPDATE - Activity resumes at Dubai's Jebel Ali Port

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By Ahmet Gencturk and Mohamed Khbeisa

ANKARA / ABU DHABI (AA) - Activity returned to Dubai's Jebel Ali Port on Thursday after a fire on a container ship was put out.

Bloomberg quoted port workers saying that work returned to normal as it was before the Wednesday evening fire, which was extinguished early Thursday.

Authorities said early Thursday the fire was under control.

No causalities have been reported from the fire, which was caused by an explosion, the Dubai Media Office said in a statement.

The statement added that all necessary measures are being taken to ensure the normal movement of ships in the port continues without any disruption.

Dubai Police Commander Lt. Gen. Abdullah al-Marri said the fire was caused by flammable materials in a number of ship containers which were preparing to dock near one of the berths of the port.

The fire may have been due to friction or high temperatures, he added.

The port is 30 kilometers (18.64 miles) from the center of Dubai and is the most prominent in the UAE. It is one of the busiest ports in the world, as it handled 71 million 20-foot (6.1-meter) equivalent containers in 2020, according to DP World.

*Mahmoud Barakat contributed to this report from Ankara