Farm fire extinguished in Maabela

 A fire in Maabela North (Wilayat Al Seeb) was extinguished by the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) on Monday.

"Civil Defence firefighting teams and Muscat governorate ambulance have dealt with a fire report in a farm in Maabela area, and the fire is under control," (PACDA) tweeted.
 

Earlier this year, PACDA released statistics that showed an increase in the number of farm fires in the Sultanate over a period of three years. 

Farm fires are the most common type of fire during the summer, with an increase of more than 26 per cent within the last three years, according to an infographic released by the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA).