The Abu Dhabi government media office said two people were killed in the blast in the capital, which the National daily reported had hit the KFC and Hardees restaurants on the city's Rashid bin Saeed Street. The police said the Abu Dhabi incident also caused several minor and moderate injuries, and residents of the building and surrounding areas were evacuated. The Abu Dhabi government media office said the blast was caused by a "misalignment in the gas container fittings following refuelling". Photos published on social and local media showed extensive damage to the two restaurants with a white plume of smoke rising from the ground floor of the building. In Dubai, one person was killed when a gas cylinder exploded in a restaurant early on Monday, local media reported.

Source: bd News24 August 31, 2020 11:03 UTC