The explosion at a showroom on Sheikh Zayed Road killed one person and injured five others, according to Dubai authorities. According to the Dubai Media Office, one person was killed, and five others were injured in the explosion. A tragedy amid wider safety concernsThe tragedy comes against the backdrop of recurring workplace deaths involving Indian expatriates in the Gulf. Abid, who was only a few metres behind Shijin when the explosion occurred, later learned that his colleague had died. “I cannot imagine how a person like her can bear this tragedy,” he said.