Fire rips through high-rise residential tower in UAE



UAE: -- Flames have ripped through a high-rise residential tower in the United Arab Emirates.

The blaze, in the Ajman emirate, is the latest in a string of skyscraper fires.

There were no immediate reports of casualties and the cause of the fire is not known.

A video posted online by police showed burning debris falling from a building of more than two dozen storeys, as police cordoned off roads leading to the site.

It is at least the fourth major high-rise fire in the UAE in three years.

Last New Year’s Eve, a blaze hit a downtown hotel in Dubai. In February last year, fire broke out at a 79-storey residential building in Dubai. And in November 2012, a 34-storey Dubai residential building was partially gutted.

In some of those cases, experts said the speed at which the fires spread may have been due to the use of flammable cladding on the buildings’ exteriors for decoration or insulation.

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In some of those cases, experts said the speed at which the fires spread may have been due to the use of flammable cladding on the buildings exteriors for decoration or insulation.

...and they haven't got around to checking if other buildings have the same problem?

'In some of those cases, experts said the speed at which the fires spread may have been due to the use of flammable cladding on the buildings’ exteriors for decoration or insulation.' Utter stupidity apart, seems the UAE's building regulations are as 'holy' as Thailand's.

Common designer?

It is at least the fourth major high-rise fire in the UAE in three years.

Last New Year’s Eve, a blaze hit a downtown hotel in Dubai. In February last year, fire broke out at a 79-storey residential building in Dubai. And in November 2012, a 34-storey Dubai residential building was partially gutted.

And none of them collapsed or flat packed. How strange.

It is at least the fourth major high-rise fire in the UAE in three years.

Last New Year’s Eve, a blaze hit a downtown hotel in Dubai. In February last year, fire broke out at a 79-storey residential building in Dubai. And in November 2012, a 34-storey Dubai residential building was partially gutted.

And none of them collapsed or flat packed. How strange.

Yea....how strange they didn't fall down. Or is that a subtle hint at the World Trade Center towers? If I recall correctly, both of those large towers were hit by a commercial airliner and not some exterior fire. I seriously doubt an airplane would affect the structure integrity of any high-rise building.

It is at least the fourth major high-rise fire in the UAE in three years.

Last New Year’s Eve, a blaze hit a downtown hotel in Dubai. In February last year, fire broke out at a 79-storey residential building in Dubai. And in November 2012, a 34-storey Dubai residential building was partially gutted.

And none of them collapsed or flat packed. How strange.

Yea....how strange they didn't fall down. Or is that a subtle hint at the World Trade Center towers? If I recall correctly, both of those large towers were hit by a commercial airliner and not some exterior fire. I seriously doubt an airplane would affect the structure integrity of any high-rise building.

Close but only warm. Think WTC7