Fire erupts at a 28-floored skyscraper in Abu Dhabi
Fire swept through the 28-storey skyscraper under construction at Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabithe on Tuesday. The fire is the latest in a series of at least five blazes to hit tall buildings in the United Arab Emirates over the last 18 months.
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Fire swept through the 28-storey skyscraper under construction at Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabithe on Tuesday. The fire is the latest in a series of at least five blazes to hit tall buildings in the United Arab Emirates over the last 18 months. Reuters
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Thick black smoke billowed from the top 20 floors of the almost-completed commercial building in the UAE's capital and firefighters, overseen by helicopters, were working to put the blaze out two hours after it started. Reuters
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Civil defence personnel helped construction workers in the building, as well as guests and staff at an adjacent luxury hotel, evacuate with no serious injuries. Reuters
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Early this month, a fire damaged part of a multi-storey building under construction in Dubai. In July a fire broke out in the residential 75-storey Sulafa Tower in Dubai's upscale Marina District, while on New Year's Eve a blaze hit a Dubai hotel and in February 2015 there was a fire at a 79-storey residential tower in the emirate. Reuters