{"id":311129,"date":"2026-03-08T15:33:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T10:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=311129"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:13:37","slug":"abu-dhabi-burning-2022-gas-cylinder-blast-video-falsely-viral-amid-west-asia-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/abu-dhabi-burning-2022-gas-cylinder-blast-video-falsely-viral-amid-west-asia-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Abu Dhabi burning&#8217;: 2022 gas cylinder blast video falsely viral amid West Asia conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"317\">Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, a six-second video clip is circulating on social media. The footage shows an explosion on the top floor of what appears to be a residential building. It is being shared with the claim that it captures the current situation in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Abu Dhabi<\/span><\/span> amid the war.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"579\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">An X user, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Anis Mansour <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/anesmansory\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@anesmansory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>, shared the video on March 5, 2026, claiming it shows the situation in Abu Dhabi in the context of the conflict. In his X bio, Mansour describes himself as a writer for <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Arabi21 News<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0628\u0648\u0638\u0628\u064a \u062a\u062d\u062a\u0631\u0642 \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6yID63nVg4\">pic.twitter.com\/6yID63nVg4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0623\u0646\u064a\u0633 \u0645\u0646\u0635\u0648\u0631 (@anesmansory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anesmansory\/status\/2029624732816134605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The post has garnered over 200,000 views.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An X account, NewsOrbit (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NewsOrbit1122\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@NewsOrbit1122<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), shared the same video clip claiming that it depicted the real-time footage of Abu Dhabi. (Archive)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Now Abu Dhabi is burning \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EJHMmGbAXm\">pic.twitter.com\/EJHMmGbAXm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NewsOrbit (@NewsOrbit1122) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsOrbit1122\/status\/2029649211982045205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another X user, Lotfi Ben Salem (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lotfi4461\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@lotfi4461<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), shared the video with a caption, \u201cAbu Dhabi is burning\u201d on March 6, 2026. (Archive)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Now Abu Dhabi is burning \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Israel<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MiddleEast?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MiddleEast<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lebanon<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraq<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jordan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jordan<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Syria?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Syria<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Yemen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Yemen<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaudiArabia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaudiArabia<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Qatar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Qatar<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UAE<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USA<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canada?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canada<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WW3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WW3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Minnesota?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Minnesota<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MAGA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MAGA<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/generalstrike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#generalstrike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nationalstrike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nationalstrike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x2EgtkCnCb\">pic.twitter.com\/x2EgtkCnCb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lotfi BEN SALEM\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf3 (@lotfi4461) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lotfi4461\/status\/2029639773652918308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several social media accounts have also shared this clip with similar claims. A few of them are shown in the gallery below:<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-311129 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/abu-dhabi-burning-2022-gas-cylinder-blast-video-falsely-viral-amid-west-asia-conflict\/screenshot-2026-03-07-134618\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-134618.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-134618.png 726w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-134618-285x300.png 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/abu-dhabi-burning-2022-gas-cylinder-blast-video-falsely-viral-amid-west-asia-conflict\/screenshot-2026-03-07-135113\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-135113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-135113.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-135113-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/abu-dhabi-burning-2022-gas-cylinder-blast-video-falsely-viral-amid-west-asia-conflict\/screenshot-2026-03-07-135617\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-135617.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-135617.jpg 718w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-135617-259x300.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/abu-dhabi-burning-2022-gas-cylinder-blast-video-falsely-viral-amid-west-asia-conflict\/screenshot-2026-03-07-135628\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-135628.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-135628.jpg 714w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-135628-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/abu-dhabi-burning-2022-gas-cylinder-blast-video-falsely-viral-amid-west-asia-conflict\/screenshot-2026-03-07-135636\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-135636.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-135636.jpg 727w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-135636-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/abu-dhabi-burning-2022-gas-cylinder-blast-video-falsely-viral-amid-west-asia-conflict\/screenshot-2026-03-07-135643\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-135643.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-135643.jpg 725w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-135643-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"326\">A reverse image search on keyframes from the viral clip led us to several posts on X from four years ago, indicating that the footage predates the current conflict. One of the earliest instances we found was shared by an X account named Zero Hour (@zero_hour2020) on February 9, 2022, with the caption \u201cAbu Dhabi now\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-311136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/HCrV3IgbQAAE710.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1079\" height=\"1697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/HCrV3IgbQAAE710.jpg 1079w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/HCrV3IgbQAAE710-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/HCrV3IgbQAAE710-651x1024.jpg 651w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/HCrV3IgbQAAE710-768x1208.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/HCrV3IgbQAAE710-977x1536.jpg 977w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1079px) 100vw, 1079px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gdnonline.com\/Details\/1032345\/VIDEO-Abu-Dhabi-says-building-fire-caused-by-gas-cylinder-blast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple news reports<\/a> from February 2022, featuring the purported video. These <\/span>reports indicate that the video was linked to a gas cylinder explosion in a residential building on Hamdan Street in Abu Dhabi, which triggered a brief fire but caused no casualties. Authorities said emergency teams quickly brought the situation under control.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/uaes-abu-dhabi-civil-defense-extinguishes-building-fire-no-injuries-state-news-2022-02-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Abu Dhabi civil defence received a report of a fire at 12:09 am on February 9, 2022 &#8220;caused by a gas cylinder explosion in a building in a central residential area&#8221;. There were no casualties as &#8220;Specialized teams extinguished the fire, evacuated the building as a precaution and controlled the situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To sum up, the viral video of the explosion does not depict the current situation in Abu Dhabi amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia. The footage dates back to February 9, 2022, and shows a gas cylinder explosion in a residential area. Claims linking the video to the present conflict are false and misleading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, a six-second video clip is circulating on social media. The footage shows an explosion on the top floor of what appears to be a residential building. It is being shared with the claim that it captures the current situation in Abu Dhabi amid the war. 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