Dubai Skyscraper engulfed in flames

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dubai-fire_56856c8de4b06fa688825021?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fire broke out Thursday in a residential building near Dubai's massive New Year's Eve fireworks display.
It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, which ran up at least 20 stories of the building near the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper at 828 meters (905 yards).
Burning debris rained down from the building as firetrucks raced to the scene. It was not immediately clear if anyone was wounded in the blaze.

 

[mintydroid]

Looks really bad

 

[HavocXphere]

Tagline:

"Dubai - taking it to the limit"

 

[APoc184]

Reuters reporting that there are no injuries or casualties thus far.

 

[The_Librarian]

Scary. I wouldn't want to be in such a building with a fire going on the lower levels.

 

[RyanPCMR]

I hope they can contain the fire and prevent it from spreading further. :erm:

 

[Toby]

Fireworks

Tagline:

"Dubai - taking it to the limit"

Watching CNN and reports from 'Witness's" of sudden and quick start of fire with funny noise beforehand, this does not sound good. Is this a "fire", or something more sinister.

 

[Johnatan56]

That's going to be expensive.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

That's going to be expensive.

They'll just get the migrant slaves to fix it up chop-chop.

 

[Toby]

Watching CNN and reports from 'Witness's" of sudden and quick start of fire with funny noise beforehand, this does not sound good. Is this a "fire", or something more sinister.

So they actually started the Fireworks, apparently it was done to stop crowds leaving early and clogging "streets" while firefighting is on the go.

 

[Toby]

They'll just get the migrant slaves to fix it up chop-chop.

So the start of the cleanup is Zumotella putting the fire out with the firepool.

 

[biometrics]

Reuters reporting that there are no injuries or casualties thus far.

Yeah right.

 

[airborne]

They'll just get the migrant slaves to fix it up chop-chop.

With zero safety/health protection apparatus.

How can there be no casualties, is it an office block?

 

[biometrics]

And this is why I'll never ever work in a tall building again. My highest was around 20 floor.

 

[Dan C]

scary footage

 

[schumi]

Vid
https://twitter.com/farrukhshaikh/status/682672936348725248

 

[schumi]

16 hurt as fire erupts at Dubai hotel

Dubai - A huge fire ripped through a luxury Dubai hotel on Thursday night as people gathered to watch New Year's Eve celebrations, injuring at least 16 people, authorities said.

Dubai's government media office tweeted that a "fire has been reported in the Address Downtown hotel. Authorities are currently on-site to address the incident swiftly and safely".

The cause of the blaze was not immediately known.

The 63-storey building, which is close to Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, was engulfed in flames across several floors as sirens wailed and helicopters hovered overhead, witnesses said.

Dubai's police chief said all the hotel's residents had been evacuated from the scene of the blaze, which had still not been extinguished some two hours after it broke out.

"All the residents are out," General Khamis Matar al-Mzeima said.

"Until the fire is put out, we will not have information on what caused it," he added.

More at:http://www.news24.com/World/News/16-hurt-as-fire-erupts-at-dubai-hotel-20151231

 

[Spizz]

I plan to meet someone in the mall next door on Wednesday morning.

 

[WaxLyrical]

I plan to meet someone in the mall next door on Wednesday morning.

Don't worry I'm sure they would've extinguished it by then.

 

[Spizz]

Don't worry I'm sure they would've extinguished it by then.

It's going to be some sight to see a burned out 63 storey structure.