A foreigner has sustained burn injuries in a fire at a café in the Galolhu district in Male’ City.

MNDF said that the fire incident at the “Salman Café” on Karankaa Magu was reported at 11:15 a.m. this morning. The incident took place after a towel on top of a cooking gas cannister at the café kitchen caught fire. The fire has now been controlled.

Furthermore, MNDF said that a person injured in the fire was taken to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) before the Fire and Rescue Team arrived at the scene. However, the injured man did not sustain any serious injuries.