Dubai Marina’s Torch Tower, the world’s fifth tallest residential building with 86 floors, which caught international headlines after a huge fire back in February 2015, went ablaze again at half past midnight on Friday.
Debris could be seen falling off the building in the huge fire.
Massive fire at #TorchTower in #Dubai Marina brought under control (Video by KT surfer Meharban Singh Gadh) pic.twitter.com/zt5FDdGV7H
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#torchtower #dubai hope everybody in the building got out safely 🙏🏻😢 pic.twitter.com/mIqJ3pK1Mf
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Dubai Media Office confirmed that the fire is under control and cooling operations are underway.
Dubai Civil Defence:Fire at the Torch Tower has been brought under control. Cooling operations are underway. No inures have been reported. pic.twitter.com/4hHMnaRJ7T
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 3, 2017
Dubai Civil Defence announces that the fire at the Torch Tower has been brought under control. Cooling operations are underway pic.twitter.com/4k2NeVXYBK
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 3, 2017
According to eyewitnesses and posts on social media, almost half of the building’s top floors were on fire.
https://twitter.com/Mamad_ElShabazz/status/893221766432161792The police have cordoned off the area and firefighting squads from four Civil Defence stations have been deployed to bring the fire under control and ensure the safety of residents.
“The Dubai Civil Defence has successfully evacuated the Torch Tower and is working to bring the fire under control.
No injuries have been reported so far in the Torch Tower fire incident.
At around 3.45am, the Dubai Media office tweeted that the fire has been brought under control and cooling operations are being conducted.
Authorities have been working on providing shelter at the nearby Princess Tower for those affected by the Torch Tower fire and Dubai Police are handling fire-related inquiries through its emergency number 999.
The Torch Tower first went up in flames back in February 2015. More than 1,000 people were evacuated from the 1,105-foot tall building. According to Kingfield Owner Association Management Services, the building management company for The Torch Tower, “most of the damage was limited to the exterior cladding.”
