Thursday, February 23, 2012

Airport worker battling for life after suffering burns

Dubai A 26-year-old electrical engineer was critically injured along with four others when an installation they were testing at the Concourse 3 terminal at the Dubai airport on Monday threw up sparks.
The engineer, Abdul Subhan Fajrullah, was testing the installation at a sub-station when the incident occurred, a family member claimed, adding, "He is critical. He has suffered severe burn injuries and is battling for life in the ICU at Rashid Hospital."
A source at Rashid Hospital confirmed that three of the injured were in the ICU while a fourth worker had been shifted to a ward. The fifth person has already been discharged.
The Dubai Aviation City Corporation's Engineering Projects said in a statement. "The injuries are not life-threatening."
M. Ilias, a relative of Fajrullah, said he is the sole breadwinner of his family and his parents in Tamil Nadu of India are in a state of shock.
23/02/12 Sharmila Dhal/Gulf News.com
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