Saturday, February 21, 2015

DUBAI :World tallest Residential building Goes up in Flame

           Inferno: A massive blaze ripped through multiple storeys of the 86-storey Marina Torch tower in Dubai early Saturday

One of the world tallest residential building in Dubai caught fire in early hour of today ,the fire which broke out in the 51st floor spread spread 15 storey more,witness says glass and metal debris rain down from the 86 storeys skyscraper.

More than a dozen firefighter vehicles arrived the sence and put out the fire after several hours of fire alarm going off, the Torch is situated in a densely populated area of the Marina district,external materials was blamed for the fire out break,the tower is 330m (1,105ft) tall,hundred were evacuated but no death recorded.more pic



                           Disaster: The fire broke out early Saturday in the Torch tower on the northeastern end of the Marina district

               Hazardous: The fire broke out at about 2am local time on the north-east end of the densely populated district

         Burned: External cladding on the corner of more than two dozen storeys from roughly the 51st floor to the top of the Torch (pictured) were mangled and charred black

                          Scorched: The flammable cladding on the outside of the building was incinerated in the blaze and crashed down to the ground below

Aftermath: Two men inspect the damage on the decimated balcony of one of the apartments in the TorchAftermath: Two men inspect the damage on the decimated balcony of one of the apartments in the Torch


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