Within the last hour breaking news was reported that the Address Hotel in Dubai has become engulfed in flames. The battle continues to put out the flames inside the highrise hotel. The five-star luxury property houses over 200 rooms and 600 apartments. No injuries have been reported. It’s not immediately clear what started the fire, but authorities are on site investigating the incident.
Dubai: Fire at hotel close to planned Old Year’s Night fireworks display pic.twitter.com/46yKMeWwPy
— CCN TV6 (@tv6tnt) December 31, 2015
Dubai right now! #horrific!! Address Hotel on fire pic.twitter.com/Q5qzGuBYRO
— Atieh S (@AtiehS) December 31, 2015
This fire is not the first such event to strike a prominent highrise hotel in Dubai in 2015 alone; in February, the Marina Torch in Dubai also caught fire in a heavily-reported event.
According to Gulf News, that fire from February 21, 2015 started on the 50th floor and spread all over the tower. Thousands of people were evacuated from the building, and flaming debris fell all the way to the ground. Over one hundred of the units inside the Torch were deemed uninhabitable as a result of the damage in February.
People took to Twitter back in February to share real-time shots as the fire raged:
The torch building is on fire – we pray that everyone gets out safely #Fire #DubaiMarina #Dubai pic.twitter.com/vAuIOAiyBC
— Rola Rolzaa (@rolarolzaa) February 20, 2015
#Dubai – lower floors caught on fire and it’s spreading super fast! May the people be safe! pic.twitter.com/Grg7ahX4St
— Rola Rolzaa (@rolarolzaa) February 20, 2015
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