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Dubai fireworks blaze kills two | |
(about 16 hours later) | |
A massive blast at a fireworks warehouse in Dubai has killed at least two people and sparked a huge blaze tackled by more than 100 firefighters. | |
The explosion happened at around 0700 (0300 GMT) in the al-Quoz Industrial Area, which is home to hundreds of businesses and factories. | |
Strong winds quickly spread the flames, engulfing warehouses and creating a huge pall of smoke above the city. | |
Police said the blaze had caused tens of millions of dollars of damage. | |
One Dubai warehouse manager said: "There was a huge explosion and it looked like a nuclear mushroom." | |
Dubai's Civil Defence said "inappropriate storage of fireworks" may have caused the explosion. |
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