Fire engulfs Dubai high-rise complex
Dubai, April 2
A huge fire at a 60-storey tower near the Burj Khalifa today sent a thick black smoke billowing over central Dubai that enveloped the world’s tallest building, the latest in a series of worrying blazes to hit the desert city.
The fire broke out early morning at the under-construction residential tower named ‘The Address Residence Fountain Views’ near Dubai’s biggest shopping mall.
No casualty was reported and the fire was brought under control by firefighters pulled in from eight stations after hours-long effort.
Dubai Civil Defence and Dubai Police initially rescued three workers trapped by the fire. Another worker was rescued later.
The Dubai Media Office said the property — which has three towers, each 60 floors high — belonged to local developer Emaar and was due to be completed by April next year.
Major General Rashid Thani Al Matroushi said the fire started in the parking area on the fifth floor and then quickly spread to the seventh floor, the Gulf News reported.
He did not explain the cause of the fire. — PTI
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