Amazon's cloud unit reports fire after objects hit UAE data center

March 1 (Reuters) - Amazon's ‌cloud unit, ​AWS, ​said on Sunday that power to its data center in the United ‌Arab Emirates was shut down temporarily after objects ⁠struck the facility, triggering sparks and a fire.

The ‌UAE is reeling from Iran's ‌retaliatory missile and drone strikes following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. The Iranian ​strikes hit airports, ports, and residential areas across the country and the wider Gulf.

When ⁠Reuters asked AWS whether the incident at the data center was ​connected to the strikes, the company did not confirm or deny.

* AWS said: "At ​around 4:30 AM PST, one ‌of our AvailabilityZones (mec1-az2) was impacted by objects that struck the datacenter, creating ⁠sparks and fire." * According to the company’s website, an "Availability Zone"is made up of one or more ⁠connected physical data centers. Thesezones are separate, isolated locations within ​each AWS Region. * Fire department cut power to the facility while crewsworked to extinguish the fire, AWS said. * ‌It will take several hours to restore connectivity in theaffected zone, the ‌data center operator said, adding that otherzones ⁠in the UAE are ‌operating normally.

(Reporting by ​Mrinmay Dey in Mexico City and Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by Aurora ‌Ellis)

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