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Fire in a high-rise building in Ajman, United Arab Emirates: Video circulating on social media showed one corner of the building engulfed in flames, which spread from the ground to the top, and debris fell onto the street below. After a few hours, the fire was brought under control.
Video circulating on social media showed one corner of the building engulfed in flames, spreading from the ground to the top, with debris falling onto the street below. After a few hours, the fire was brought under control.
In recent years, the UAE has seen a number of similar fire incidents involving the flammable cladding of high-rise buildings that are ubiquitous in the country.
On New Year’s Eve 2015, a fire broke out in an upscale hotel and residential complex near the world’s tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. About 15 people were injured in the fire and the evacuation. Dubai Police ultimately blamed the fire on exposed wires.
Regulations implemented after the fire required that all such cladding be replaced with flame retardant materials.
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