Maldives National Defense Force MNDF says members of its Fire and Rescue Services extinguished a fire that broke out in a van parked outside Dharubaaruge in Male'.
MNDF said it received the report of the fire around 10:31 am earlier this morning and that the van was parked on the west side of the building.
It said that the fire was controlled and extinguished within 10 minutes and that the fire had not damaged or spread to any other vehicles parked nearby. But pictures of the fire show that the van had been damaged extensively in the blaze.
But the MNDF said that no one was injured in the fire.
It added that the fire was caused by a couple of power banks kept on the dashboard of the van.
Police are said to be further investigating the incident.
