Fire rips through Dubai residential skyscraper

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A fire has swept through the Torch skyscraper in Dubai, one of the tallest residential buildings in the world.

Strong winds helped the blaze to spread across the 336.1m (1,105ft) high building in the marina district.
One eyewitness told the BBC "there was debris flying everywhere, falling into neighbouring buildings". The fire was later extinguished.
It is not known what caused the blaze. Hundreds of people were evacuated and there are no reports of any casualties.

Footage posted on social media showed what looked like molten glass and pieces of masonry falling to the ground.
"In an hour-and-a-half the fire is almost out on about 60 floors, it looks like mostly the outer apartments that are damaged," eyewitness Rola told the BBC.
She said it looked like the blaze had started on the 50th floor.
"It's an iconic building, people were out on balconies all around it watching - even though it was 3am [23:00 GMT Saturday]," she said.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31562099
 
Wow they're very lucky, but thats how it is in first world countries where things are built properly and employees know their job.

In SA it would have been a braai of note and the guards would probably have been sleeping or striking.
 
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