Several explosions were reportedly heard overnight at the Jebel Ali Free Zone, a major industrial and logistics district in Dubai, the UAE.

Online witness accounts described as many as seven loud blasts over a period of roughly 20 minutes. Videos and photographs purporting to show smoke and fires in the area circulated on social media, alongside reports that ambulances had been dispatched to the scene.

Some media outlets, including Iranian sources, claimed the explosions were caused by an attack launched by the Yemen-based Houthi movement, which is allied with Tehran. Other reports suggested an industrial accident had caused the blasts.

Jebel Ali, located southwest of central Dubai and beside the industrial zone, is home to one of the Middle East’s largest container ports. The area sustained damage earlier in the broader regional conflict that began in late February, when the US and Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran.

Multiple explosions were reported last night in Jebel Ali, UAE.UAE denied any attack occured, but several footage circulating showing black smoke rising.*The Yemeni Armed Forces said they'll release a statement in 2 hours, must be related pic.twitter.com/WWfHbbDTc4