Worker suffers burns in Male’ café fire

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.

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.