Posted on 06/15/2025 4:36:04 AM PDT by plain talk
Spine-chilling footage shows the moment a huge fire engulfed a 67-storey skyscraper in Dubai.
Marina Pinnacle - a residential building home to 3,820 people in the affluent area of the Dubai Marina - went up in flames at around 9.30pm on Friday night.
Dubai Civil Defence teams spent six hours tackling the blaze until it was successfully contained early on Saturday morning.
All 3,820 residents from 764 apartments were evacuated safely and there were no injuries, according to the Dubai Media Office (DMO).
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Terrorism?
There are so many tall buildings in Dubai. Very scary
I was never a fan of tall buildings. Even less so after 9/11. Older I get, the less I care to ever be in one
They don’t know the cause of the fire yet ...
“Although the cause of the fire is not yet known, pictures appear to show the blaze starting in the upper floors of the building ...”
hmm....fun that isn’t
Towering Inferno
But we all know from 9/11 that American skyscrapers are able to drop into a fine dust within seconds when fire strikes!
5 people on average per apartment?
My first reaction
This skyscraper was supposed to collapse like the Twin Towers. Still waiting...
Don’t be daft mate.
What’s weird is, I was just thinking about that movie last night. I’m glad everyone got out!
Servants included, presumably.
That’s not what I see, the fire is in the bottom 25 floors - no visible flames beyond that, just smoke.
But I’m not a trained professional. Just a pair of eyes.
Perhaps it just likes to burn? Fifth fire?
“The building was damaged by fire
on 21 February 2015,
on 4 August 2017,
while it was undergoing restorative work, and
again on 5 January 2019.”
2015 fire
A fire broke out in the building at 2:00 am on 21 February 2015.[10] Witnesses said the fire started with a grill located on one of the building’s balconies.[11] Seven people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.[12] Video footage showed structural debris falling from the burning stories to the ground.[13] The fire appeared to have started in the middle of the building and spread rapidly due to falling flaming debris and high winds, which caused the flames to flare up, resulting in “massive problems” for the fire department and a several mile long traffic jam on a nearby highway.[14]
External cladding was charred from the 50th floor to the top of the tower.[8] As of 28 February 101 apartments were uninhabitable and their occupants were offered temporary free lodging by some hotels and houses.[15] Dubai Municipality confirmed there was no damage to the structure.[citation needed] Lifts were brought back in phases and eight of the nine lifts were back in operation within a week.[16] By 21 March 2015, 81 units were still not habitable. The remainder of the 676 apartments were back in occupation.
Tenants requesting emergency accommodation were found free hotel accommodation for up to two months. All resident owners are covered by insurance for alternative accommodation for up to three years.[citation needed] In April, after insurance assessment, tenders were drawn up for repair of the damaged building.[17]
Repairs were started in May 2015 under the project management of the building’s architect, National Engineering Bureau.[16]
Following this disaster, in the fall of 2015 Dubai Civil Defence announced it would be purchasing several Martin Jetpack single-person aircraft to assist first responders in managing high-rise fires, to be delivered in 2016.[18]
2016 exterior renovation
Approval to proceed on a full exterior renovation of the cladding damaged during the fire in terms of building permits was granted by Dubai authorities in July 2016. Scaffolding was erected and building works started.
During this period, the pool facility at the Torch remained closed, mainly due to the risk of safety issues. It was estimated to re-open in October 2016.[needs update]
2017 fire
A significant fire broke out in the building on 4 August 2017, at about 1 am local time; the cause was not initially known.[19] Videos showed debris from the fire falling to the ground and starting a second fire in the streets below.[20] Civil defence officials said they had successfully evacuated the building, with no injuries reported, and had brought the fire under control.[21]
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