Smoke rises from a power facility in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026. (AFP photo via Getty Images)/
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Some oil loading operations have been suspended in Fujairah, a city in the United Arab Emirates and a key fuel supply hub, after a fire broke out there, Reuters reported on Saturday citing industry and trade sources.
The reported fire comes after the United States attacked the Iranian island of Kharg, a key regional oil hub, on Friday.
The fire in Fujairah started after falling debris when a drone was intercepted, Reuters reported. No one was injured, according to the report.
A spokesperson for Abu Dhabi state oil giant ADNOC, which operates in Fujairah, declined to immediately confirm reports of the fire to CNBC.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, its elite military institution, said on Saturday that US interests in the United Arab Emirates, including ports, docks and military locations, are legitimate targets following US attacks on Iranian islands, Reuters reported.
US President Donald Trump said he ordered US Central Command to carry out a strike and hit military targets in Kharg. He added that US forces did not “eliminate” the island’s oil infrastructure.
On Friday, Brent crude oil futures closed above $100 per barrel for the second day in a row. The global oil benchmark price has risen more than 40% since the war with Iran began.
Analysts have said the prospect of a US move to seize Kharg Island, a strategically vital hub often referred to as Iran’s “oil lifeline”, is considered extremely high risk, both from a geopolitical and economic standpoint.
The five-mile-long coral island, which lies about 15 miles off the coast of mainland Iran in the northern waters of the Persian Gulf, had remained untouched during nearly two weeks of US- and Israeli-led attacks on Iran.
–CNBC Emma Graham and Reuters contributed to this report.
