A massive blaze broke out at a 75-story residential tower in a densely populated area of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Wednesday, sending plumes of smoke into the air and causing panic among residents.
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DUBAI // Residents were forced to flee after a blaze broke out in a 75-storey residential tower in Dubai Marina on Wednesday afternoon. The fire, believed to have started...
The National 2016-07-20The Dubai community showcased the true spirit of camaraderie on Wednesday, when a fire broke out in one of Dubai Marina's tallest residential buildings. As shocked...
Khaleej Times 2016-07-19DUBAI // A fire has broken out on the 35th floor of Sulafa Tower in Dubai Marina. A Dubai Civil Defence spokesman said the blaze was reported at 2.48pm, adding that efforts...
The National 2016-07-20--> Wed, 20 Jul 2016-07:34pm , Dubai , Reuters Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the building. Fire broke out at a 75-storey residential tower in Dubai on...
DNA India 2016-07-20
A still from a video of the Sulafa tower burning. Fire broke out at a 75-storey residential tower in Dubai on Wednesday, Reuters witnesses said, the fifth blaze in a skyscraper in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates in recent years. Flames leapt out of windows toward the top of the Sulafa tower in the upscale Marina district, and 10 to 15 storeys appeared to have been charred....
Business InsiderDUBAI // Around 130 residents of Sulafa Tower took shelter at a nearby hotel after their apartments were damaged or destroyed in Wednesday's fire. A blaze broke out in the 75-storey tower in Dubai Marina on Wednesday afternoon, spreading quickly around the residential building and damaging apartments on at least eight floors. Management at the nearby Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi...
The NationalDUBAI // The latest high-rise blaze in Dubai again focuses attention on the issue of fire safety in tall buildings. Residents had to be removed from Sulafa Tower in Dubai Marina on Wednesday afternoon as flames spread through the 75-storey, 285-metre high residential building. Civil defence crews were able to bring the blaze under control in about three hours, with no injuries...
The NationalDUBAI // The fire that broke out in the 75-storey Sulafa Tower in Dubai Marina on Wednesday was started by a discarded cigarette butt. The building's management said the blaze, that started around 3pm in apartment on the 61st floor, was caused by a cigarette. How the flames were able to spread around the tower and to other floors so quickly is still being investigated. Civil...
The NationalSeveral residents took a day off from work, cancelling presentations and client meetings to tend to the situation at home in Sulafa Tower. Logistics and routines up in the air, many residents were seen in the same clothes on Thursday morning as on Wednesday evening, a rarity for Dubai. By 3pm though, things were under control. The majority of residents who were gathered in the...
Khaleej TimesThe lobby of Sulafa Tower had taken on the look of a waiting room on Thursday morning, less than 18 hours after the building fire was doused. Dozens of residents waited to be allowed back into their apartments to collect valuables and passports and to assess damage. Several were seen carrying trolleys out of the building, having decided to spend the next day or so either at...
Khaleej Times
The Sulafa Tower is a 75-floor tower in the Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower has a total structural height of 285 m (935 ft). Construction of the Sulafa Tower, which Turkish conglomerate TAV has undertaken, was completed in 2010.
