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| Workers die in Dubai tower fire | Workers die in Dubai tower fire |
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| At least two workers have died and dozens were injured when fire broke out in a high-rise building under construction in Dubai. | At least two workers have died and dozens were injured when fire broke out in a high-rise building under construction in Dubai. |
| Workers were seen on upper floors waving towels and hanging on to scaffolding as black smoke billowed. | Workers were seen on upper floors waving towels and hanging on to scaffolding as black smoke billowed. |
| About 40 people were taken to hospital, officials said, some seriously injured. The flames have been put out. | About 40 people were taken to hospital, officials said, some seriously injured. The flames have been put out. |
| Officials are to launch an enquiry into the cause of the fire at the building in a development at the Dubai marina. | Officials are to launch an enquiry into the cause of the fire at the building in a development at the Dubai marina. |
| About 300 workers were on the site when the fire broke out in the 35-storey Jumeirah Lake Towers at around 1230 (0730 GMT). | About 300 workers were on the site when the fire broke out in the 35-storey Jumeirah Lake Towers at around 1230 (0730 GMT). |
| The children were saying look at the people on the roof. It was horrible to see these people just stuck as the helicopters circled around them. Nicole ShipleyEyewitness In pictures: Tower fire Dubai residents' comments | The children were saying look at the people on the roof. It was horrible to see these people just stuck as the helicopters circled around them. Nicole ShipleyEyewitness In pictures: Tower fire Dubai residents' comments |
| Emergency services rushed to the scene as workers began to climb down to escape the fire and at least one fell - apparently one of those who died. | Emergency services rushed to the scene as workers began to climb down to escape the fire and at least one fell - apparently one of those who died. |
| "One guy in red was trying to climb down and then he just fell. It was horrible," Louise Olson, who lives opposite the tower, told the Associated Press news agency. | "One guy in red was trying to climb down and then he just fell. It was horrible," Louise Olson, who lives opposite the tower, told the Associated Press news agency. |
| "It was kind of like 9/11," AP quoted another witness, Steven Wullinger, as saying after seeing the falling man. | "It was kind of like 9/11," AP quoted another witness, Steven Wullinger, as saying after seeing the falling man. |
| Four of the injured are in a serious condition, Dubai deputy police chief Jamal al-Merri said. | Four of the injured are in a serious condition, Dubai deputy police chief Jamal al-Merri said. |
| One of the investors at the project said it would be some time before the cause of the fire was found, but initial indications pointed to faulty machinery. | One of the investors at the project said it would be some time before the cause of the fire was found, but initial indications pointed to faulty machinery. |
| Many construction workers in the United Arab Emirates are Asians, mainly from the Indian subcontinent. | Many construction workers in the United Arab Emirates are Asians, mainly from the Indian subcontinent. |
| But officials have not announced the nationality of the casualties. | But officials have not announced the nationality of the casualties. |