A fire broke out at a café in Male’ City on Saturday, resulting in burn injuries to a migrant worker.
The fire, which broke out at the Hotel al-Zaika near the ADK Hospital in the Henveiru district of the capital, was reported to the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) Fire and Rescue Service at around 12:44 pm.
Fire breaks out at a cafe in Male' City on November 29, 2025. (Sun Photo/Afwan Solah)
Firefighters from the Male’ Fire Station were immediately deployed to the location, and managed to put out the fire at around 01:00 pm.
Photos shared by the MNDF show the fire originated from the café’s kitchen.
ހޮޓެލް އަލް-ޒައިކާގައި ރޯވި އަލިފާން، އެމްއެންޑީއެފް ފަޔަރ އެންޑް ރެސްކިޔު ސަރވިސް، މާލެ ފަޔަރ ސްޓޭޝަނުން ނިއްވާލައިފިhttps://t.co/jcFDEuA0rd pic.twitter.com/I1gtmrv1z2
— Maldives National Defence Force (@MNDF_Official) November 29, 2025
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said the incident resulted in minor burns to the leg of a migrant worker.
ހ.އަލްޒައިކާ ކެފޭގައި މިއަދު ހިނގި އަލިފާނުގެ ހާދިސާއައި ގުޅިގެން މިއޮތޯރިޓީއިން ވަނީ ހަރަކާތްތެރިވެފައި.މި ހާދިސާގައި ބިދޭސީއެއްގެ ފައި ކޮންމެވެސް ވަރަކަށް ފިހުނު ނަމަވެސް އެއްވެސް މީހަކަށް އިންސާނީ އެހީ ބޭނުންވާ ހާލަތަކަށް ގޮސްފައި ނުވޭ pic.twitter.com/HU1LPw7Ch2
— NDMA Maldives (@NDMAmv) November 29, 2025
The cause of the fire remains unclear at this point.
The café fire marks the second such incident reported from Male’ on Saturday. It comes after a fire broke out at around 04:11 am at an abandoned building located in the Maafannu district.
މ.މާމުޓާ ކިޔާ ފަޅު އިމާރާތުގައި ރޯވި އަލިފާން، އެމްއެންޑީއެފް ފަޔަރ އެންޑް ރެސްކިޔު ސަރވިސް، މާލެ ފަޔަރ ސްޓޭޝަނުން ނިއްވާލައިފި.https://t.co/gS1EEeqPln pic.twitter.com/UNOW5j2Fxi
— Maldives National Defence Force (@MNDF_Official) November 29, 2025
The incident did not result in any injuries.