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Dubai tower fire injures workers Dubai tower fire injures workers
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Dozens of workers have been injured after being trapped by flames in a fire that engulfed a high-rise building under construction in Dubai.Dozens of workers have been injured after being trapped by flames in a fire that engulfed a high-rise building under construction in Dubai.
Workers were seen on upper floors waving towels and hanging on to scaffolding as black smoke billowed.Workers were seen on upper floors waving towels and hanging on to scaffolding as black smoke billowed.
Ambulances and firefighters rushed to the scene. Up to 25 people have been taken to hospital, officials said, with some apparently seriously injured.Ambulances and firefighters rushed to the scene. Up to 25 people have been taken to hospital, officials said, with some apparently seriously injured.
The building is one of a cluster being constructed near the Dubai marina.The building is one of a cluster being constructed near the Dubai marina.
Witnesses said the fire broke out around 1230 (0730 GMT) and it was some time before the emergency services arrived.Witnesses said the fire broke out around 1230 (0730 GMT) and it was some time before the emergency services arrived.
It was kind of like 9/11 Steven WullingerEyewitness In pictures: Tower fire
A helicopter was unable to land on the roof, they said, as workers began to climb down to escape the fire.A helicopter was unable to land on the roof, they said, as workers began to climb down to escape the fire.
"One guy in red was trying to climb down and then he just fell. It was horrible," Louise Olson, who lives opposite the tower, told the Associated Press news agency."One guy in red was trying to climb down and then he just fell. It was horrible," Louise Olson, who lives opposite the tower, told the Associated Press news agency.
"It was kind of like 9/11," AP quoted another witness, Steven Wullinger, as saying after seeing the falling man."It was kind of like 9/11," AP quoted another witness, Steven Wullinger, as saying after seeing the falling man.
The fire has now been brought under control.The fire has now been brought under control.
Many construction workers in the United Arab Emirates are Asians, mainly from the Indian subcontinent.Many construction workers in the United Arab Emirates are Asians, mainly from the Indian subcontinent.
But officials have not announced the nationality of the casualties.But officials have not announced the nationality of the casualties.


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