Fire breaks out at UAE residential tower, seven injuries reported
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Firefighters brought under control a fire that broke out at a residential tower in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday night, Sharjah’s government media office said.
Seven people were treated for minor injuries from the fire in the tower in Sharjah’s Al Nahda area and taken to hospital for treatment, the media office tweeted.
Videos on social media purportedly of the fire showed burning debris falling from a tower engulfed in flames, which local media said was the 48-storey Abbco Tower. Reuters could not immediately verify the footage.
Residents of the tower were evacuated, Sharjah media office said. It did not say whether the cause of the fire was known.
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May 06, 2020 12:43pm
Another fire over there in a building skyscraper was lit before.
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May 06, 2020 12:55pm
Tall and expensive buildings are constructed in UAE, but maintenance of these buildings are very poor due to which fire broke out in highrise buildings almost after every six months or so which becomes a news for every concerned person.
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May 06, 2020 01:45pm
Fire in skyscraper residential towers is highly scary and apt to scare away many prospecting residents. Living on the ground is much more safer.
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May 07, 2020 04:39pm
High riser building are always vulnerable to fire and without a solid and result-oriented fire fighting and fire protection system incorporated in the design, installation, application, commissioning and testing part of the skyscrapers, human life is always in danger of being lost if the fire breaks out.
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