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Dubai Civil Defence unveils Middle East's first electric firefighting truck

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00:00Dubai launched its first electric fire engine in the Middle East and second in the world.
00:09Top officials, including the Dubai civil defense director, Major General Rashid Thani Matroushi,
00:14attended the launch event at the World Trade Center.
00:19The truck is fully powered by electricity, and it's faster and more efficient than regular
00:23ones.
00:24It is environmentally friendly and safe.
00:29It takes less than one hour to fully recharge and can go around 500 kilometers.
00:34The vehicle is not just a further development or a new generation of an existing type, but
00:39it is the future of firefighting.
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