Incident raises new questions on safety for those living in the Gulf state after fire hurts at least 16 people. 31 Dec 2015 17:59 GMT Middle East, UAE, Dubai. Investigators in Dubai are trying to work out what caused a massive fire at a downtown skyscraper just hours before New Year's celebrations.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/fire-engulfs-dubai-tower-year-celebrations-151231175202927.html
One of the world's tallest residential towers caught fire early Saturday in Dubai's Marina district, sending bright yellow flames several stories high, but there were no reports of casualties, civil defense officials said.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/02/20/dubai-building-fire/23778589/
Fire rips through Torch skyscraper in Dubai. Read more about sharing. 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.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31562099
Dubai buildings infernos waiting to happen. Hundreds of Dubai’s tallest buildings are infernos waiting to happen, a leading fire safety expert has told the Telegraph's Peter Foster and Louisa Loveluck in Dubai, after a New Year’s Eve skyscraper fire raised serious concerns about the safety of buildings throughout the Emirates.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/dubai/12076792/Dubai-skyscraper-fire-new-years-eve-2015-live.html
Witnesses say a high-rise tower in Dubai's Marina district has caught fire, but there are no immediate details on casualties. Resident R.J. Morlock, 33, of Houston, shot video on his phone that showed bright yellow flames reaching what appeared to be several stories on two separate parts of the building.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/02/20/dubai-building-fire/23778589/
Dubai skyscraper on fire – video. A 34-storey mixed residential and business tower in Dubai is engulfed in flames in the early hours of Sunday. The company that owns the development, Tamweel, has released a statement saying the fire in the mixed-use building was contained with help from the Dubai Civil Defence. This article is 4 years old.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2012/nov/18/dubai-skyscraper-fire-video
A fire consumes the Address Hotel in downtown Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on New Year's Eve [Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters] The large fire did not stop New Year's celebrations at the nearby Burj Khalifa skyscraper [Jon Gambrell/AP] People run away as a fire engulfs the nearby Address Hotel in Dubai on New Year's Eve [Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters]
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Witnesses say a high-rise tower in Dubai's Marina district has caught fire, but there are no immediate details on casualties. (Feb. 20) AP. Resident R.J. Morlock, 33, of Houston, shot video on his phone that showed bright yellow flames reaching what appeared to be several stories on two separate parts of the building.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/02/20/dubai-building-fire/23778589/
Read more about sharing. A huge fire has engulfed a 63-storey hotel in central Dubai ahead of a New Year's Eve firework display. Despite the blaze at the Address hotel, the display at the nearby Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, started as planned at midnight.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35207451
Hundreds of Dubai’s tallest buildings are infernos waiting to happen, a leading fire safety expert says, as new video of the burnt interior of the Address Hotel is released. By David Millward, and Jessica Winch. 10:05AM GMT 02 Jan 2016. • Huge fire in 63-storey hotel in Dubai.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/dubai/12076792/Dubai-skyscraper-fire-new-years-eve-2015-live.html
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A fire has swept through the Torch skyscraper in Dubai, one of the tallest residential buildings in the world. A fire has swept through the Torch skyscraper in Dubai.