Huge fire in Dubai high-rise

[JHolmesJr]

Staggering flames, almost entire 60 storeys burning furiously….they say there are no injuries (a miracle if so)

And in tremendous show of bad taste (my opinion) they are going ahead with a fireworks display in 40 minutes. Wow.

http://news.sky.com/story/1614858/huge-fire-in-dubai-hotel-ahead-of-nye-fireworks

[kingalfred]

Wheres steve mcqueen to put it out. Aka "The Towering Inferno" 1974

[manarak]

apparetnly nobody was hurt, why should Dubai halt all NYE celebrations ???

[JHolmesJr]

The building is right smack in middle of the area where the fireworks will light up the sky (next to Burj Dubai)….its gonna be the most bizarre fireworks display….fireworks with a full on fire raging below them.

[JHolmesJr]

Watching it now…surreal.

[Tywais]

I started a topic in the World News section now - http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/883026-fire-engulfs-dubai-hotel-ahead-of-new-year-celebrations/

Thanks for the heads up. Closing this one.