National Disaster Management Authority NDMA says authorities evacuated 48 people from nearby houses after a fire broke out in an abandoned house in Maafannu ward of Male' last night.
The incident happened around 03:30 in the morning when a pile of rubbish inside the abandoned Orchid Plaza caught fire. MNDF Fire and Rescue rushed to the scene but was only able to extinguish the fire around 04:50 in the morning.
NDMA said today that around 48 people were evacuated from nearby houses last night and that 15 children were among them.
It also said that no one was injured in the incident and that all 48 were returned to their houses.
MNDF had not revealed why the fire broke out in the first place.
