A massive
fire broke out in one of the tallest towers in Dubai on Saturday morning. The fire
broke out in the Torch tower on the northeastern end of the densely populated
Marina district. The fire began at the 50th floor of the 79-floor tower.
The tower
is one of the tallest residential building in the world. The tower reaches
336.1 m (1105 ft) in height with 79 floors above ground. "This
building has been plagued since opening with false fire alarms on an almost
daily basis. I personally had threatened to call the civil defence on many
occasions but was constantly fobbed off by the building management," Digby
Taylor, head of operations at GN Broadcasting was quoted as saying by the
newspaper.
The roads
in Marina north were closed and the debris from the fire cluttered on nearby
areas. Multiple fire trucks and police vehicles were on the scene. "It's
like the titanic going down. The biggest danger is molten glass falling,"
a witness said.
Thousands
of people have been evacuated and the fire is getting worse, according to
witnesses. Chunks of masonry on fire are falling. The Marina area is home to dozens of towering apartment blocks and
hotels. All near by building are closed & people taken out for safety purpose..
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