Viral Video of Man on Fire at Dubai Mall is Fake, Police Confirms
The video that looks disturbing was doing rounds on social media recently, however, it seems that the clip isn't real.
A man on fire running for his life inside a Dubai mall had gone viral recently. The video showed a man engulfed in fire running around while security staff and other people running helter-skelter. The video that looks disturbing was doing rounds on social media recently, however, it seems that the clip isn't real. The video was circulated on WhatsApp with a Malayalam message that read: "an incident that just happened in Dubai". It was widely shared on other social networking sites also.
In the video shrieks of people can be heard and the staff look for a fire extinguisher. However, according to Gulf News, Dubai Police has confirmed that the incident happens in the country. Major-General Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs of Dubai Police said, "The video wasn't in The Dubai Mall or in any mall in the emirate. There is a police post in the mall and the officers didn’t receive any alert about such an incident."
He added saying, "Residents should always verify the news first before re-sending it to friends and spreading them on social media." Meanwhile, some forwards stated that the fire was caused by a phone explosion.
Here is the video that went viral:
Meanwhile, a report by BOOM stated that Dubai Police also took to Twitter about the rumours saying the incident did not occur there. A Morocco World News report said that man was a 'would-be shoplifter' who set himself on fire at the Agadir supermarket. The 30-year-old committed the act as the security personnel foiled his attempt to steal something and would levy a huge fine on him.
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