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| Clouds of Smoke as Latest Fire Hits Central Dubai |
| 2017-04-03 |
| [An Nahar] Clouds of smoke billowed over central Dubai on Sunday after a fire burned for several hours in a residential tower under construction near the city's largest shopping mall. Dubai obviously has some sort of unique problem, since this doesn't happen that we hear of in similar places like Abu Dhabi. The blaze erupted around 6:30 am (0230 GMT) at the complex, which is near the Dubai Mall and a hotel ravaged by fire on New Year's Eve in 2015, authorities said. Civil defence services evacuated four people who were trapped by the fire, including one at death's door, Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Ateej told Dubai television. The Dubai government said that firefighting crews had brought the blaze under control. It said the building was being constructed by local real estate giant Emaar. The property has three towers, each 60 floors high, and had been due to be completed in April of next year. Major fires have hit several Dubai high-rises in recent years and spread quickly, mostly due to flammable material used in cladding, a covering or coating used on the side of the buildings. Sunday's blaze was close to where a huge fire destroyed the luxury Address Downtown Hotel on December 31, 2015, only a few hours before a fireworks display nearby. It sparked panic and was broadcast live worldwide, but only injured 16 people. In July last year, a fire gutted the 75-story Sulafa tower in Dubai marina, with the flames spreading up quickly at least 15 floors of the building. In 2012, a huge blaze gutted the 34-story Tamweel Tower in the nearby Jumeirah Lake Towers district. It was later revealed to have been caused by a cigarette butt thrown into a bin. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 "I say we store the fiber optic duct spools in the 2nd floor" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-04-03 22:27 |
| #2 .....rule of thumb that the more TCNs (Third Country Nationals) you have working, the less safe things are. And the TCN's are basically the only ones doing the work. Ends of circle meet at top. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-04-03 05:07 |
| #1 ...Keep in mind that an inshallah attitude towards safety does more damage in the ME/PG than religious warfare, us, and the Juice combined. Some places are worse than others, and it's a rule of thumb that the more TCNs (Third Country Nationals) you have working, the less safe things are. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2017-04-03 04:53 |