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| Huge fire rips through Dubai Torch Tower (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) | Huge fire rips through Dubai Torch Tower (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) |
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| A massive blaze has engulfed one of the tallest residential buildings in the United Arab Emirates, the 79-storey Dubai Torch Tower. | |
| Firefighting brigades from four stations have been sent to battle the flames at the Torch Tower, the fifth tallest residential building in the world. | Firefighting brigades from four stations have been sent to battle the flames at the Torch Tower, the fifth tallest residential building in the world. |
| Videos posted online show the flames spreading upwards while pieces of burning debris are falling onto the streets of Dubai’s marina. | Videos posted online show the flames spreading upwards while pieces of burning debris are falling onto the streets of Dubai’s marina. |
| There is no word on casualties, but Dubai’s government media office announced that residents have been successfully evacuated from the building. | There is no word on casualties, but Dubai’s government media office announced that residents have been successfully evacuated from the building. |
| The fire is believed to have started on the ninth floor before ascending towards the top stories. | The fire is believed to have started on the ninth floor before ascending towards the top stories. |
| “It's big fire started on 9th floor. Civil defence and police in the scene now to control the fire,” a Dubai police spokesperson told Gulf News. | “It's big fire started on 9th floor. Civil defence and police in the scene now to control the fire,” a Dubai police spokesperson told Gulf News. |
| Dubai’s Civil Defence Director General and Police Commander are at the scene coordinating the rescue efforts. | Dubai’s Civil Defence Director General and Police Commander are at the scene coordinating the rescue efforts. |
| “No injuries have been reported so far in the Torch Tower fire incident,” Dubai's media office said in a latest tweet. | “No injuries have been reported so far in the Torch Tower fire incident,” Dubai's media office said in a latest tweet. |
| It's the second time in two years the Torch Tower has been engulfed in flames. | |
| READ MORE: Massive fire engulfs Dubai ‘Torch’ residential tower (PHOTOS, VIDEO) | |
| In a February 2015 incident, seven people suffered smoke inhalation but the fire was quickly brought under control. |