Tennis Court Flames Kill Two

On the 21^st of February, a tragic incident took place in the American University of Dubai at around 6:00-6:30 a.m. near the tennis courts. According to Chief constable Meedo Taha, this could have been a result of the lack of security on duty around the time of the incident, however; the cause of this tragedy remains unidentified. 

Although there were costly damages done to the facilities caused by the fire, "Cost is not our biggest concern right now; our biggest concern is the loss in lives," explained Chief Meedo Taha in sorrow in relation to the two lives lost during the incident.

Information about the victims was not disclosed as respect to the family of the student lost in this accident and also due to the fact that the other victim is still unidentified. However, as Chief Meedo Taha spoke on the phone he said “yes, he was an engineering student, he’s 25…” which did reveal some information about the student killed in this incident. 

When asked about potential suspects, such as students present on campus during the time of the incident, who could have been initiators to this horrific accident, Chief Meedo Taha explained how only “3 students were admitted to campus prior to 6:30, however; they had not been spotted outside the tennis court. The security guard who allowed them into campus believes that they were going to their respective schools.” 

Could these students be the reason? Should these students be questioned? “However, it is curious that we see students on campus on an off day since our students are known not to come to school,” he continued.

When asked about drug history amongst students, Chief Meedo Taha assured assertively that there haven’t been any problems at AUD caused by drugs, however; he did say that this does not mean that it does not exist. 

"Whether or not we will qualify that as a crime scene depends on whether the incident itself is identified as a crime," expressed Chief Meedo Taha. Although the reason to the sudden fire that destroyed the AUD tennis courts remains unknown and surprisingly unclear, it is important to at least decipher whether this was a crime or an accident to be able to look further into the case.