Tower Block On Fire In Dubai....

[trt]

watching it on CNN, and its seems odd that there are three separate fires.

The building is called the Torch Towers!!!!

[Mamyalynne]

That looks dreadful!!

[shoota]

My niece is in Dubai......

[-Talbot-]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A high-rise tower in Dubai's Marina district caught fire early Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.


http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_DUBAI_BUILDING_FIRE?SECTION=HOME&SITE=AP&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[mikey4444]

It seems that the architects have learned nothing from "The Towering Inferno"

[Gromit]

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Probably because the film was a work of fiction.

[-Talbot-]

Lesson?
Architects shouldn't go on holiday when one of their projects is mid-build?

[Gromit]

// Dubai's police chief, General Khamis Mattar, said the fire appeared to be the result of an accident and did not suspect it was caused by any deliberate criminal act, in comments carried by state news agency WAM.
Mattar said four people had suffered minor injuries. //

OJ Simpson was unavailable for comment.

[mikey4444]

Gromit...of course you are right but a Tower Block that size must be a hell of a place to fight fires ! Its a miracle that nobody was killed.

[-Talbot-]

/ Dubai's police chief, General Khamis Mattar, said the fire appeared to be the result of an accident

Electrical fault the result of dodgy wiring I would think.

[Gromit]

Someone was barbecuing a pig in their room.

[DTCwordfan]

not a very nice thing to do to the missus, gromit....

[Gromit]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRIOJxgseD0

[DTCwordfan]

I used to work for Camping Gaz and we were branded on airline tickets - some plonker from Karachi going to Jeddah and onto Mecca on the Hadj, frustrated at the lack of service in rat class on PIA, decided to set up his stove and ignite it at 6500 feet equivalent....a nice fire in the back of the plane!

[bazwillrun]

@dtcrossword

Must have been a cultural thing...-;