On-site / smoke over Dubai: large wildfire broke out, one person seriously injured
A large fire broke out early this morning at the construction site in Dubai, close to the largest shopping mall in the city center, above which we can see a big column of smoke, transfers agencies.
The construction site is located next to the Dubai mall and close to the 63-storey tower Address Downtown Dubai (Address Downtown Dubai), which was badly damaged by fire on New Year's Eve 2015, according to Beta.A large number of firefighters at the scene of the fire and police cordoned off the surrounding streets.Eyewitnesses report that shows the fire that emerges from the ground floor of the building, where firefighters are trying hoses to put it out.
According to state officials, evacuated the four people who were trapped on the higher parts of the structure, and one of them is injured and in "serious condition," the agency Beta.Occasionally, you hear small explosions inside, probably from a bottle of welding used by workers. It seems that the fire was confined to the lower floors of the building.This complex builds firm Emar propertis (Emaar Properties) based in Dubai, which has built shopping mall and hotel hit by fire in 2015.
Experts as a possible reason cited popular material for covering buildings which may be highly flammable.
- 2 Apr, 2017
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