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| Massive blaze engulfs high-rise building in UAE (VIDEO) | Massive blaze engulfs high-rise building in UAE (VIDEO) |
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| A huge blaze has turned a 48-storey apartment building in UAE into a giant column of fire, providing for some apocalyptic videos on social media. | A huge blaze has turned a 48-storey apartment building in UAE into a giant column of fire, providing for some apocalyptic videos on social media. |
| The fire broke out at the Abbco Tower in Sharjah, UAE’s third largest emirate bordering Dubai, late on Tuesday. | The fire broke out at the Abbco Tower in Sharjah, UAE’s third largest emirate bordering Dubai, late on Tuesday. |
| The building was evacuated, with the authorities not reporting any casualties so far. However, witnesses say they’ve seen ambulances rushing from the site of the disaster. | The building was evacuated, with the authorities not reporting any casualties so far. However, witnesses say they’ve seen ambulances rushing from the site of the disaster. |
| The videos posted on social media show the whole building being engulfed in flames, with fiery debris falling down on the pavement from huge heights. | The videos posted on social media show the whole building being engulfed in flames, with fiery debris falling down on the pavement from huge heights. |
| Many cars parked around the high-rise were damaged. The residents of at least five nearby apartment blocks were asked to urgently leave their homes as the firefighters tried to cope with the blaze. | Many cars parked around the high-rise were damaged. The residents of at least five nearby apartment blocks were asked to urgently leave their homes as the firefighters tried to cope with the blaze. |
| The blaze must have started on the tenth floor, the residents told Gulf News. One of them recalled that “it was a small fire to begin with and we came out of the building as soon as we saw it,” but the flames spread quickly across the apartment block. | |
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