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Dubai skyscraper Address Hotel engulfed in huge fire | Dubai skyscraper Address Hotel engulfed in huge fire |
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Dubai celebrated the New Year with a fireworks display from the Burj Khalifa, despite the smoke billowing from a nearby hotel which had been engulfed in a fire spanning multiple floors. | Dubai celebrated the New Year with a fireworks display from the Burj Khalifa, despite the smoke billowing from a nearby hotel which had been engulfed in a fire spanning multiple floors. |
Most of one side of the Address Hotel, which is located near the world's tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa, was on fire. | Most of one side of the Address Hotel, which is located near the world's tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa, was on fire. |
Explosions were heard from the building around two hours after the fire started. | Explosions were heard from the building around two hours after the fire started. |
Local media say the hotel and the nearby Dubai Mall have been evacuated. | Local media say the hotel and the nearby Dubai Mall have been evacuated. |
There have been at least 14 injuries, the government's media office reports. | |
Eyewitnesses shared pictures and video of the blaze on social media. | |
Four squads of firefighters worked to control the fire, which started on the 20th floor of the hotel, the Government of Dubai Media Office tweeted. | |
It says fire extinguishers prevented the fire from spreading inside the hotel. | |
The cause of the fire is currently unknown. | |
Although the hotel is next to the city's fireworks celebrations, no fireworks had been set off at the time of the fire. | Although the hotel is next to the city's fireworks celebrations, no fireworks had been set off at the time of the fire. |
New Year's Eve celebrations continued as scheduled, with an impressive fireworks display launched from the Burj Khalifa. | New Year's Eve celebrations continued as scheduled, with an impressive fireworks display launched from the Burj Khalifa. |
The Address hotel is the sixth-tallest building in the city, with 63 floors at 991 feet tall. It has nearly 200 rooms and over 600 apartments. | The Address hotel is the sixth-tallest building in the city, with 63 floors at 991 feet tall. It has nearly 200 rooms and over 600 apartments. |