Firefighters have put out a fire involving multiple vehicles at the Al Nasser Bridge in Doha’s Al Waab area.
At least three cars could be seen on fire in photos shared on social media, and residents have reported seeing plumes of smoke rising from the vehicles from as far away as the Corniche.
UPDATE | 12:58pm
The Ministry of Interior is tweeting that the fire, which was caused by a car accident, has been extinguished. There was no mention of injuries. Police are on site to facilitate traffic.
الدفاع المدني يخمد حريق سيارة نتج عن حادث بين عدد من السيارات بطريق 22 فبراير بالقرب من انوار السودان ،الدوريات متواجدة لتسهيل حركة السير
— وزارة الداخلية – قطر (@MOI_Qatar) March 19, 2014
صورة اخرى من @Alraya_C pic.twitter.com/qyfrL6PIeD
— Qatar Eye (@Qatar_Eye) March 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/a_saqer55/status/446227239789543424
صورة من @al_watanQatar pic.twitter.com/0yIk69NQg8
— Qatar Eye (@Qatar_Eye) March 19, 2014
According to one witness, at least a second car has also caught fire:
https://twitter.com/MariamSaoud/status/446221058031362048
No one appears to be in the cars, and traffic is likely to be congested in the Doha Expressway area near Al Nasser St.
Does anyone know more?