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| Massive blaze engulfs high-rise building in UAE (VIDEO) | Massive blaze engulfs high-rise building in UAE (VIDEO) |
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| A huge blaze has turned a 48-storey apartment building in UAE into a giant column of fire, providing for some apocalyptic videos on social media. | A huge blaze has turned a 48-storey apartment building in UAE into a giant column of fire, providing for some apocalyptic videos on social media. |
| The fire broke out at the Abbco Tower in Sharjah, UAE’s third largest emirate bordering Dubai, late on Tuesday. | |
| The building was evacuated, with the authorities not reporting any casualties so far. However, witnesses say they’ve seen ambulances rushing from the site of the disaster. | |
| The videos posted on social media show the whole building being engulfed in flames, with fiery debris falling down on the pavement from huge heights. | |
| Many cars parked around the high-rise were damaged. The residents of at least five nearby apartment blocks were asked to urgently leave their homes as the firefighters tried to cope with the blaze. | |
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