Dubai: Up to 11 cars went up in flames after a fire erupted at a parking lot outside the Dubai Outlet Mall late on Saturday afternoon, an Civil Defence official has confirmed.

According to Dubai Civil Defence, they were alerted on 4:14 pm about fire in 11 cars parked outside the mall.

Firefighters from Al Laisali Fire Station arrived at 4:22 pm and controlled the fire at 4:52pm. No injuries were reported, according to an official of Dubai Civil Defence.

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It was not immediately clear what triggered the fire. The site was handed over to Dubai Police fire experts to establish the cause of the fire.