Photos: Huge fire engulfs Dubai's 'Torch' skyscraper

[caption id=“attachment_2113553” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”] A fire blazes at “The Torch”, a residential high-rise tower, in Dubai. Hundreds of people were evacuated from one of the world’s tallest residential buildings on Saturday when fire swept through the more than 330-metre (1,082-foot) tall skyscraper “The Torch” in Dubai, residents said. Authorities had no immediate word on the cause of the fire. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2113555” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”] Municipal workers stand in front of the Torch skyscraper (C-Back) in the Gulf emirate of Dubai after a huge fire engulfed the residential tower. The blaze has gutted the upper part of The Torch residential skyscraper, which stands 336.1-metre (1,105-feet) high, triggering an evacuation of nearby towers in the Dubai Marina neighbourhood. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2113557” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”] Emergency personnel stand at the entrance of the Torch skyscraper in the Gulf emirate of Dubai after a huge fire engulfed the residential tower early on Saturday morning. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2113559” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”] Municipal workers clean debris at the bottom of the Torch skyscraper (unseen) in the Gulf emirate of Dubai after a huge fire engulfed the residential tower. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2113561” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”] A member of the security forces stands in front of the Torch skyscraper in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. AFP[/caption]