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Large fire rips through Dubai skyscraper Large fire rips through Dubai's Torch Tower
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A large fire has ripped through a residential skyscraper in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. A large fire has ripped through a residential skyscraper in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates - for the second time in two years.
Footage posted on social media sites showed flames spreading up a tower, believed to be the Torch building, and burning debris falling down. Footage posted on social media showed flames spreading up the Torch Tower, and burning debris falling down.
It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze and how many people may currently be in the building. Civil defence officials have "successfully evacuated" the building and are now working to bring the blaze under control, Dubai's authorities say.
The Torch, one of the tallest residential buildings in the world, was damaged by fire in 2015. It is not clear what caused the fire in one of the world's tallest buildings.
The Torch was damaged by an earlier blaze in 2015.
The Torch Tower, Dubai