A massive fire has ripped through at least two residential buildings in the Swan area of the Persian Gulf city of Ajman in the United Arab Emirates. According to local media, citing emergency services, the fire has been brought “under control.”
Social media users posted images and footage of the fire late Monday showing bright yellow flames engulfing a building with chunks of burning debris falling to the ground.
UPDATE: Huge fire engulfs 2 towers of residential skyscraper in #Ajman UAE (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/vwVN7b7NbZ https://t.co/ngFe7VT5VX
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There have been no reports of casualties so far. Local media reports that residents are being evacuated to safety.
Brigadier Saleh Saeed Al Matroushi, Director of Ajman Civil Defence, told Gulf News that Civil Defence teams are working to put out the flames. After hours of battling the blaze, the fire has been brought “under control.”
The news outlet also reports that traffic on adjacent roads had virtually ground to a halt, as the area has been cordoned off.
BREAKING: Huge fire engulfs skyscraper in UAE pic.twitter.com/kCb7RGMY9l https://t.co/ngFe7VT5VX
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The Ajman One residential cluster consists of 12 towers. Reports suggest the fire mainly damaged Tower 8, but this has not been confirmed by officials.
The operations room received a call about the fire at 9:45pm local time. Civil Defence, rescue and ambulance teams immediately rushed to the scene. The police have also deployed helicopters to monitor the fire.
But I bet the building still stands.
(or did someone say they were gonna pull it…. its sarcasm for the idiots)
Its not going to collapse into its own footprint.
Again, people are so damn stupid.
Have they collapsed yet?
Why ain’t them bildins ‘afelled yet? Is it onaccounta they warnt built with union labor? They appear to be of the same architectural design. Perhaps it is a materials quality question. Yeah right!
We all know, if they want them down, then down they will be! Not enough of the asleep are as yet aware that steel structures don’t collapse while burning. Steel does not burn. But,
Cars always explode when crashed
Freight hauling trucks always blast the air horns as they drive past you on the road.
Evil persons always speak English with a British accent.
Call BBC: they will tell you when these building are going to fall. They will know 30 minutes before it happens