48-Storey Building Guts Fire In Sharjah, UAE

Approximately 7 people were confirmed injured in a fire that destroyed a 48-storey residential building in Sharjah, UAE.

The seven people were treated for minor burns from the fire accident and taken to hospital for treatment, tweeted the media bureau.Images on social media allegedly of the fire showed flaming debris falling from a tower engulfed in flames, the 48-storey Abbco Tower said by local media. The footage was not immediately checked by Reuters.

Tower residents have been evacuated, said the Sharjah media office. It hasn’t said whether the cause of the fire is known.

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A massive fire was reported at a residential building in Al Nahda in Sharjah late on Tuesday. Fire engines and ambulances have been rushed to the spot.

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