Fire breaks out in UAE skyscraper

Published March 29, 2016

DUBAI: Police in the United Arab Emirates city of Ajman said on Monday a fire had erupted at a high-rise tower, the latest in a series of skyscraper blazes in the country.

The police gave no details on casualties in tweets confirming the blaze.

Social media users shared images of the fire late night, showing bright yellow flames spreading up the side of the building as chunks of burning material tumbled to the ground.

The Dubai-based Gulf News newspaper quoted Ajman Civil Defence Direc­tor Brig Saleh Saeed al Matroushi as saying firefighters were at the scene.

Published in Dawn, March 29th, 2016

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