Dubai fire races up high-rise near world's tallest building Burj Khalifa

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Updated At : 03:33 PM Nov 07, 2022 IST

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Dubai, November 7

A fire broke out early on Monday at a 35-storey high-rise building here near the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building.

It wasn’t immediately clear if there were any injuries in the blaze at the apartment building, which had been extinguished by the time an Associated Press journalist reached the site.

Black char marks from the blaze could be seen stretching up the building that’s part of a series of towers called 8 Boulevard Walk by Emaar, the state-backed developer in the emirate.

Dubai police and civil defence did not immediately acknowledge the blaze.

Emaar did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A series of fires in tall buildings in skyscraper-studded Dubai in recent years has revived questions about the safety of cladding and other materials used in the country.

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