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Firefighters battle blaze at Dubai tower, residents evacuated (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Dubai firefighters are battling a major fire at a high-rise residential building in the city. Footage from the scene shared on social media shows flames and huge plumes of smoke engulfing the tower.
Dubai Civil Defence said they were working to put out the blaze at Zen Tower in the Marina area on Sunday morning, and confirmed that all residents had been evacuated safely, with no reports of injuries.
Dubai Civil Defence is working to put out a fire that broke out in the Zen Tower in the Dubai Marina area. The building was evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported.
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) May 13, 2018
The fire broke out at around 11am local time and appears to have stripped the building’s cladding. The blaze coincides with a huge dust storm in the region, causing poor visibility.
فرق الدفاع المدني في دبي تسيطر بكل كفاءة على حريق شب في برج زن بمنطقة المارينا رغم الرياح الشديدة والأتربة حالياً. ولم يتم تسجيل أي إصابات جراء هذا الحادث وقامت الفرق المختصة باخلاء جميع القاطنين في البرج. pic.twitter.com/CnOylNFIv6
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) May 13, 2018
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