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Fire hits Dubai skyscraper
View(s):DUBAI, Feb 21 (AFP) -A huge fire engulfed one of the tallest towers of the Gulf emirate of Dubai early Saturday, an AFP correspondent reported.
A fire blazes at “The Torch”, a residential high-rise tower, in Dubai on February 21(Reuters)
The blaze has gutted the upper part of The Torch residential skyscraper, which stands 336.1-metre (1,105-feet) high, triggering an evacuation of nearby towers in the Dubai Marina neighbourhood, according to the correspondent.
No deaths have been reported so far, with the blaze brought under control and hundreds of residents of the nearby towers allowed to return to their apartments.
Dubai, known for its skyline of hugely varied skyscrapers, has seen fires at towers in the past.
In 2012, a huge blaze gutted the 34-Tamweel tower in the nearby Jumeirah Lake Towers district. It was later revealed to have been caused by a cigarette butt thrown into a bin.