3m 0s: Lenght
723View
3Rating

Here is information to you about "Fire Breaks Out in Dubai Skyscraper Near the Burj Khalifa on December 31th, 2015" presented by NBCNews: People Run to Safety to Escape Dubai Hotel Fire, December 31th, 2015 Massive Fire Engulfs Dubai Skyscraper, December 31th, 2015 Narator Text: A luxury hotel in downtown Dubai was engulfed by an inferno Thursday night as hundreds of thousands of New Year's Eve revelers gathered in the United Arab Emirates' biggest city — but it did not derail the annual fireworks extravaganza. At the stroke of midnight, the skies over the city were painted by a colorful pyrotechnical display while firefighters continued to battle the stubborn blaze devouring the facade of The Address Hotel. Meanwhile, Dubai officials were counting their blessings and resettling the escapees from the burning 63-story tower, which is located just down the street from the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. "There are no injuries, thank God ... of course, it will not affect the celebration," Maj. Gen. Rashed al-Matrushi, general director of the Dubai Civil Defence, told the live broadcast. Dubai government's media office reported there were 14 minor injuries, including one person who suffered a heart attack. "Internal fire extinguishers are preventing spread of fire inside the hotel. Four squads of firefighters are working to control a fire." Dubai, like most of the world's major cities, has been on high alert for possible terror attacks. But there were no indications of terrorism in this fire. Margaret Besheer, an American vacationing in Dubai, was dining on a nearby terrace when she looked up to see a fire on a lower balcony. "It just spread very rapidly, I'd say within six or seven minutes, the entire side of the building was just engulfed in flames," she told MSNBC. Source: NBCNEws. Link: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/fire-breaks-out-dubai-skyscraper-near-burj-khalifa-n488586