Major high-rise fire in Dubai

[Bulldog]

An 1100 foot tall skyscraper in Dubai is presently burning.  Ironically the name of the tower is the "Torch"!  Here's a story from the BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31562099.  It's one of the tallest all residential buildings in the world, the fire started on the 50th floor.

 

[Bulldog]

Here are a couple of videos of the fire: http://lightlybuzzed.com/2015/02/20/huge-fire-breaks-dubais-marina-torch-skyscraper-video/

 

[FDNYrigs]

They are saying no casualities.  It will be amazing if that os corrct.  This quickly spreading, wind driven fire occurred about 3am in a 79 floor OMD.  No injuries would be a miracle.

 

[mikeindabronx]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/dubai-skyscraper-fire-blaze-rips-through-torch-residential-building-in-marina-district-10061013.html