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| New Year's Eve 2015 celebrations - live | New Year's Eve 2015 celebrations - live |
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| 9.38pm GMT21:38 | |
| The Guardian has the latest from witnesses to the Dubai skyscraper fire. | |
| David Moran, a Dubai-based businessman who was dining in the hotel: | |
| We were immediately shown where to leave. They were very good. They knew their jobs and people escaped without panic.” | |
| Another witness told Dubai television of a crush to get out: | |
| They evacuated us into a shopping mall,” he said. “There were so many people running.” | |
| Kenneth Flynn told Sky News about his escape from the burning building: | |
| We had some dinner at about nine o’clock or 8.45pm. We ordered one drink and my partner noticed something falling from the building. She said ‘What’s that?’ and I said ‘I don’t know but I’ll have a look’. By the time I walked out the whole building was just ablaze. It was unbelievable. By the time I came back in I had lost her because the whole place was in panic. People were crushing each other trying to get out and get down the stairwell. | |
| I’ve never experienced anything like it, it was surreal. | |
| The heat was so intense outside it was unbelievable. Then it was panic stations. People started to panic, crushing each other trying to get downstairs and jumping over railings. | |
| 9.30pm GMT21:30 | |
| Click through for the Guardian’s gallery of New Year’s eve celebrations around the globe. | |
| 9.06pm GMT21:06 | |
| The latest from Spain: | |
| The time to wish a Happy New Year 2016 to Comoros 🇰🇲, Djibouti 🇩🇯, Eritrea 🇪🇷, Ethiopia 🇪🇹, Kenya 🇰🇪, Madagascar 🇲🇬, Somalia 🇸🇴, Sudan 🇸🇩 ⅓ | |
| And Iraq: | |
| #Baghdad has seen continuous non-stop fireworks since early evening. Kid of startling at first. Happy New Year! | |
| 8.48pm GMT20:48 | 8.48pm GMT20:48 |
| From Dubai, where a skyscraper quickly caught fire just before the midnight fireworks celebration. | From Dubai, where a skyscraper quickly caught fire just before the midnight fireworks celebration. |
| 8.32pm GMT20:32 | 8.32pm GMT20:32 |
| The Guardian’s Martin Chulov and Kareem Shaheen have just filed their latest report on the skyscraper fire in Dubai. | The Guardian’s Martin Chulov and Kareem Shaheen have just filed their latest report on the skyscraper fire in Dubai. |
| The massive fireworks display later went ahead at the world’s tallest tower in Dubai, while plumes of smoke still billowed from the nearby fire. | The massive fireworks display later went ahead at the world’s tallest tower in Dubai, while plumes of smoke still billowed from the nearby fire. |
| Tens of thousands of people whistled and cheered at the display taking place at the Burj Khalifa. | Tens of thousands of people whistled and cheered at the display taking place at the Burj Khalifa. |
| Maj Gen Rashed al-Matrushi, general director of the Dubai civil defence, reportedly told the television channel Al Arabiya earlier: “There are no injuries, thank God ... Of course, it will not affect the celebration.” | Maj Gen Rashed al-Matrushi, general director of the Dubai civil defence, reportedly told the television channel Al Arabiya earlier: “There are no injuries, thank God ... Of course, it will not affect the celebration.” |
| The Dubai police said the blaze started on the 20th floor of the building, which is also a residential address. Footage taken by witnesses and uploaded to the internet shows huge flames rapidly climbing the hotel’s exterior from what appeared to be a terrace or balcony. | The Dubai police said the blaze started on the 20th floor of the building, which is also a residential address. Footage taken by witnesses and uploaded to the internet shows huge flames rapidly climbing the hotel’s exterior from what appeared to be a terrace or balcony. |
| The flames appeared to have soared to near the top of the building within seconds. More than one hour after the fire started, it still appeared to be out of control. | The flames appeared to have soared to near the top of the building within seconds. More than one hour after the fire started, it still appeared to be out of control. |
| 8.25pm GMT20:25 | 8.25pm GMT20:25 |
| The Guardian’s US data editor Mona Chalabi made a lovely little chart on how long people keep their New Year’s resolutions. | The Guardian’s US data editor Mona Chalabi made a lovely little chart on how long people keep their New Year’s resolutions. |
| 8.16pm GMT20:16 | 8.16pm GMT20:16 |
| If you’re in Africa, Europe, the Americas and parts of Russia and the Middle East, it’s not too late to prepare for what tomorrow may bring. | If you’re in Africa, Europe, the Americas and parts of Russia and the Middle East, it’s not too late to prepare for what tomorrow may bring. |
| Here are three hangover guides selected from the Guardian’s extensive collection of post-drinking advice. | Here are three hangover guides selected from the Guardian’s extensive collection of post-drinking advice. |
| Related: The morning after: how to lessen your hangover | Related: The morning after: how to lessen your hangover |
| Related: Anyone for ant tea? Hangover remedies from around the world | Related: Anyone for ant tea? Hangover remedies from around the world |
| Related: How to cope with, if not cure, your public holiday hangover with food | Related: How to cope with, if not cure, your public holiday hangover with food |
| 8.06pm GMT20:06 | 8.06pm GMT20:06 |
| And the fireworks in Dubai are going off as planned. | And the fireworks in Dubai are going off as planned. |
| #Dubai fireworks with smoke-shrouded #TheAddress backdrop. Surreal. #NYE pic.twitter.com/upJAylo8Db | #Dubai fireworks with smoke-shrouded #TheAddress backdrop. Surreal. #NYE pic.twitter.com/upJAylo8Db |
| #NewYear fireworks #Dubai pic.twitter.com/JTkxHm8Rrd | #NewYear fireworks #Dubai pic.twitter.com/JTkxHm8Rrd |
| 7.54pm GMT19:54 | 7.54pm GMT19:54 |
| Amanda Holpuch | Amanda Holpuch |
| A Twitter user named Artemi Suárez has been tweeting Happy New Years messages to countries across the globe when it turns midnight in their respective time zone. | A Twitter user named Artemi Suárez has been tweeting Happy New Years messages to countries across the globe when it turns midnight in their respective time zone. |
| Suárez, a university student in Spain, said in an email that he decided to send out the tweets this morning. | Suárez, a university student in Spain, said in an email that he decided to send out the tweets this morning. |
| This morning I was thinking about the way to greet the New Year to everyone, and I was sitting at my desk and saw the Worldwide Map so then I decided to greet the people of all the Time Zones around the World. I started at 10:00 AM (UTC+1, from Spain where I live) with the UTC+14 zone including Samoa and Kiribati eastern islands and then time zone by time zone. | This morning I was thinking about the way to greet the New Year to everyone, and I was sitting at my desk and saw the Worldwide Map so then I decided to greet the people of all the Time Zones around the World. I started at 10:00 AM (UTC+1, from Spain where I live) with the UTC+14 zone including Samoa and Kiribati eastern islands and then time zone by time zone. |
| Happy New Year to all the Line Islands (Kiribati) and Samoa people. You're the first to welcome the 2016, enjoy it so much!! 😀😀 | Happy New Year to all the Line Islands (Kiribati) and Samoa people. You're the first to welcome the 2016, enjoy it so much!! 😀😀 |
| Suárez plans to celebrate by having dinner with his boyfriend and another friend. After midnight, they might go out or stay at home and watch movies. | Suárez plans to celebrate by having dinner with his boyfriend and another friend. After midnight, they might go out or stay at home and watch movies. |
| Happy New Year Artemi! | Happy New Year Artemi! |
| Happy New Year 2016 to the people of Afghanistan 🇦🇫 who had entered 2016 just 18 minutes ago. #TimeZones #NewYear2016 | Happy New Year 2016 to the people of Afghanistan 🇦🇫 who had entered 2016 just 18 minutes ago. #TimeZones #NewYear2016 |
| Updated at 7.56pm GMT | Updated at 7.56pm GMT |
| 7.38pm GMT19:38 | 7.38pm GMT19:38 |
| Dubai’s media office is reporting that there were 15 people injured and one person suffered a heart attack in the skyscraper fire. | Dubai’s media office is reporting that there were 15 people injured and one person suffered a heart attack in the skyscraper fire. |
| 14 minor injuries,1 moderate&1 heart attack case reported due 2 over-crowding&smoke at the fire site,all received prompts medical assistance | 14 minor injuries,1 moderate&1 heart attack case reported due 2 over-crowding&smoke at the fire site,all received prompts medical assistance |
| Updated at 8.30pm GMT | Updated at 8.30pm GMT |
| 7.24pm GMT19:24 | 7.24pm GMT19:24 |
| It is already 2016 in many parts of the world, like Japan. | It is already 2016 in many parts of the world, like Japan. |
| Here’s video from celebrations there, as well as China, Taiwan and Australia. | Here’s video from celebrations there, as well as China, Taiwan and Australia. |
| 7.07pm GMT19:07 | 7.07pm GMT19:07 |
| It’s just after midnight in Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and parts of Russia. | It’s just after midnight in Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and parts of Russia. |
| #NewYear celebrations across #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/8haFMxZyGX | #NewYear celebrations across #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/8haFMxZyGX |
| 6.58pm GMT18:58 | 6.58pm GMT18:58 |
| The Dubai media office is reporting that New Years celebrations in the city will continue as planned. | The Dubai media office is reporting that New Years celebrations in the city will continue as planned. |
| The fire at the Address Downtown reported to have originated from outside 20th floor of hotel, has not spread inside | The fire at the Address Downtown reported to have originated from outside 20th floor of hotel, has not spread inside |
| Internal fire extinguishers are preventing spread of fire inside the hotel | Internal fire extinguishers are preventing spread of fire inside the hotel |
| Four squads of firefighters are working to control a fire that broke out at The Address hotel and ensure safety on the site | Four squads of firefighters are working to control a fire that broke out at The Address hotel and ensure safety on the site |
| 6.41pm GMT18:41 | 6.41pm GMT18:41 |
| Rory Reynolds, editor at Dubai news site 7DaysUAE, said on Twitter that Dubai police have not yet reported any casualties from the skyscraper fire. | Rory Reynolds, editor at Dubai news site 7DaysUAE, said on Twitter that Dubai police have not yet reported any casualties from the skyscraper fire. |
| Dubai Police chief Colonel Saif al Mazroui says no casualties reported yet and Dubai's Address Hotel evacuated @alialshouk | Dubai Police chief Colonel Saif al Mazroui says no casualties reported yet and Dubai's Address Hotel evacuated @alialshouk |
| Dubai Media Office reporting that fire started on 20th floor, outside the building | Dubai Media Office reporting that fire started on 20th floor, outside the building |
| 6.24pm GMT18:24 | 6.24pm GMT18:24 |
| Guardian Middle East reporter Kareem Shaheen reports on Dubai, where a fire has broken out at a building near the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper. | Guardian Middle East reporter Kareem Shaheen reports on Dubai, where a fire has broken out at a building near the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper. |
| It is less than two hours to midnight in Dubai, where an elaborate midnight fireworks display was planned at the Burj Khalifa. More from Shaheen: | It is less than two hours to midnight in Dubai, where an elaborate midnight fireworks display was planned at the Burj Khalifa. More from Shaheen: |
| Reports identified the building as the Address Downtown hotel, which lies on a boulevard in central Dubai, a stone’s throw from the Burj Khalifa, and Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shopping mall. The hotel is 63 storeys high. | Reports identified the building as the Address Downtown hotel, which lies on a boulevard in central Dubai, a stone’s throw from the Burj Khalifa, and Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shopping mall. The hotel is 63 storeys high. |
| Dubai had planned to wow spectators with three separate firework displays. The show was to begin at the Burj Khalifa, which organisers said was fitted with 400,000 LED lights. | Dubai had planned to wow spectators with three separate firework displays. The show was to begin at the Burj Khalifa, which organisers said was fitted with 400,000 LED lights. |
| Updated at 7.47pm GMT | Updated at 7.47pm GMT |
| 6.11pm GMT18:11 | 6.11pm GMT18:11 |
| Dubai skyscraper fire | Dubai skyscraper fire |
| Fire has broken out in a residential building near Dubai’s massive New Year’s Eve fireworks display. | Fire has broken out in a residential building near Dubai’s massive New Year’s Eve fireworks display. |
| It is not immediately clear what caused the fire, but we’ll have more details soon. | It is not immediately clear what caused the fire, but we’ll have more details soon. |
| Flames coming out of The Address Hotel Downtown - worried and praying everyone is Ok. Stay safe Dubai. pic.twitter.com/SU7aWhEheU | Flames coming out of The Address Hotel Downtown - worried and praying everyone is Ok. Stay safe Dubai. pic.twitter.com/SU7aWhEheU |
| Updated at 6.12pm GMT | Updated at 6.12pm GMT |
| 5.03pm GMT17:03 | 5.03pm GMT17:03 |
| Indonesia and Thailand have now welcomed in the New Year. | Indonesia and Thailand have now welcomed in the New Year. |
| 4.09pm GMT16:09 | 4.09pm GMT16:09 |
| China, Hong Kong and Singapore are among the latest countries to welcome 2016. | China, Hong Kong and Singapore are among the latest countries to welcome 2016. |
| As...entertaining as North Korea's #NYE2016 video was, Beijing is a bit more fun! Live: https://t.co/TrXOuyv91t pic.twitter.com/YGVtMXyquB | As...entertaining as North Korea's #NYE2016 video was, Beijing is a bit more fun! Live: https://t.co/TrXOuyv91t pic.twitter.com/YGVtMXyquB |
| 3.39pm GMT15:39 | 3.39pm GMT15:39 |
| Japan and South Korea have also welcome the new year. Hundreds of people in Tokyo let off balloons to celebrate the arrival of 2016. | Japan and South Korea have also welcome the new year. Hundreds of people in Tokyo let off balloons to celebrate the arrival of 2016. |
| 2.09pm GMT14:09 | 2.09pm GMT14:09 |
| Queensland has now welcomed 2016 with another glittering fireworks display in Brisbane. | Queensland has now welcomed 2016 with another glittering fireworks display in Brisbane. |
| Happy New Year #brisbane #nye2016 pic.twitter.com/uh7TeAseVK | Happy New Year #brisbane #nye2016 pic.twitter.com/uh7TeAseVK |
| 1.03pm GMT13:03 | 1.03pm GMT13:03 |
| Melbourne and Sydney have welcomed 2016 with lavish firework displays. | Melbourne and Sydney have welcomed 2016 with lavish firework displays. |
| Around 1.6 million people are celebrating the new year in Sydney harbour. | Around 1.6 million people are celebrating the new year in Sydney harbour. |
| Syd #NYE2016 fireworks bigger & better than ever. A pyrotechnic ejaculation of joy. Here's 2 a yr of love & laughter pic.twitter.com/ndCdsGzyl7 | Syd #NYE2016 fireworks bigger & better than ever. A pyrotechnic ejaculation of joy. Here's 2 a yr of love & laughter pic.twitter.com/ndCdsGzyl7 |
| Updated at 3.30pm GMT | Updated at 3.30pm GMT |
| 12.23pm GMT12:23 | 12.23pm GMT12:23 |
| New Year celebrations have begun around the world with the Pacific islands of Samoa and Kiribati the first to usher in 2016. | New Year celebrations have begun around the world with the Pacific islands of Samoa and Kiribati the first to usher in 2016. |
| Samoa used to be one of the last countries to greet the new year until 2011 when the date line was shifted to the east of the island and it became one of the first. | Samoa used to be one of the last countries to greet the new year until 2011 when the date line was shifted to the east of the island and it became one of the first. |
| New Zealand welcomed the new year an hour later with revellers in Australia enjoying New Year’s Eve fireworks as the countdown to midnight draws closer. | New Zealand welcomed the new year an hour later with revellers in Australia enjoying New Year’s Eve fireworks as the countdown to midnight draws closer. |
| HAPPY 2016... New Zealand! #NYE from #RVA @CBS6 @KristenLuehrs @NikkiDeeRay pic.twitter.com/pideFzmq3P | HAPPY 2016... New Zealand! #NYE from #RVA @CBS6 @KristenLuehrs @NikkiDeeRay pic.twitter.com/pideFzmq3P |
| Updated at 1.06pm GMT | Updated at 1.06pm GMT |
| 12.22pm GMT12:22 | 12.22pm GMT12:22 |
| More than 1 million are expected to gather in Sydney to enjoy a display featuring a multicoloured firework “waterfall” cascading off the Harbour Bridge and pyrotechnic effects in the shapes of butterflies, octopuses and flowers. | More than 1 million are expected to gather in Sydney to enjoy a display featuring a multicoloured firework “waterfall” cascading off the Harbour Bridge and pyrotechnic effects in the shapes of butterflies, octopuses and flowers. |
| While in Melbourne, the country’s second-largest city, people are expected to gather by the hundreds of thousands despite blistering temperatures to watch nearly 11 tonnes of fireworks light up the sky. | While in Melbourne, the country’s second-largest city, people are expected to gather by the hundreds of thousands despite blistering temperatures to watch nearly 11 tonnes of fireworks light up the sky. |
| Updated at 12.23pm GMT | Updated at 12.23pm GMT |