By Matthew Roscoe • Updated: 07 Nov 2022 • 10:26 • <1 minute read
WATCH: MASSIVE fire at Emaar skyscraper in Dubai near Burj Khalifa. Image: @nexta_tv/Twitter
Videos circulating online show the Emaar skyscraper, which is located near Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, on fire.
According to local reports, the 35-storey building caught fire just after midnight at the 8 Boulevard Walk Tower in Downtown Dubai.
In #Dubai, the #Emaar skyscraper caught fire near the #BurjKhalifa, the tallest building in the world. At the moment the fire was extinguished, there is no information about victims. pic.twitter.com/QtPmRBHSTq — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) November 7, 2022
In #Dubai, the #Emaar skyscraper caught fire near the #BurjKhalifa, the tallest building in the world.
At the moment the fire was extinguished, there is no information about victims. pic.twitter.com/QtPmRBHSTq
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) November 7, 2022
Multiple angles show the full extent of the blaze.
https://twitter.com/militaryagentt/status/1589541395403939840?s=61&t=TIm1mxRX5a3vIUds992YUA
arabianbusiness.com reported that the fire was eventually extinguished around 4 am. However, no information about the cause of the blaze or if anyone has been injured has yet to be released.
https://twitter.com/alliioouu/status/1589520023298936832?s=61&t=TIm1mxRX5a3vIUds992YUA
“A massive fire broke out early Monday morning at a 35-story high-rise building of the #Emaar company in the centre of #Dubai in the Downtown area near the #BurjKhalifa, the world’s tallest building.”
A massive fire broke out early Monday morning at a 35-story high-rise building of the #Emaar company in the center of #Dubai in the Downtown area near the #BurjKhalifa, the world’s tallest building. #fireaccident@khurram143 @ShirazHassan @NKMalazai pic.twitter.com/8JPeV3SUUL — Dileep kumar khatri🦚 (@DileepKumarPak) November 7, 2022
A massive fire broke out early Monday morning at a 35-story high-rise building of the #Emaar company in the center of #Dubai in the Downtown area near the #BurjKhalifa, the world’s tallest building. #fireaccident@khurram143 @ShirazHassan @NKMalazai pic.twitter.com/8JPeV3SUUL
— Dileep kumar khatri🦚 (@DileepKumarPak) November 7, 2022
The fire is scarily similar to the one that broke out in China in September.
On Friday, September 16, a huge fire ripped through a high-rise Telecom building in Changsha, China.
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Originally from the UK, Matthew is based on the Costa Blanca and is a web reporter for The Euro Weekly News covering international and Spanish national news. Got a news story you want to share? Then get in touch at editorial@euroweeklynews.com.
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