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Hell in the United Arab Emirates: a high-rise building catches fire
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a skyscraper nearly 200 meters high caught fire on Tuesday night. The Gulf News news site reported Tuesday night that nine people were slightly injured in the fire at the Abbco Tower in the city of Sharjah, not far from Dubai. He referred to the chief of civil protection in Sharjah. The fire brigade had managed to control the fire with a major operation.
Images on social media showed that the 40-story building, one of the tallest in Sharjah, was on fire. The burning parts of the building fell to the ground from a great height and damaged parked cars. The cause of the fire was unclear at the moment.
The neighboring high-rise buildings have been evacuated, the Khaleej Times news site reported. According to Gulf News, there are apartments on most floors. Therefore, the building was completed in 2006.
Local residents reported to local media that the fire broke out on the tenth floor around 9:00 p.m. local time; Muslims from all over the world are currently in Ramadan. After sunset, many families gather in their apartments to break the fast together.
In the UAE, high-rise buildings have burned down several times in recent years. In 2017, a huge fire broke out in one of the tallest skyscrapers in the Dubai golf metropolis for the second time in just a few years. According to the police, all the residents could be saved at that time. (cma / sda / dpa)
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