SIXTEEN folks have died and 9 have been left injured after a horror blaze ripped by an condominium block in Dubai.
Firefighters rushed to the scene in Al-Ras round noon on Saturday and evacuated the constructing in six minutes – however had been unable to avoid wasting everybody inside.
Dubai Civil Defence mentioned the blaze on the fourth flooring of the five-story constructing was attributable to an absence of compliance with constructing safety and security laws.
Among the many lifeless are 4 Indian and three Pakistani nationals, in accordance with native experiences.
A relative of one of many deceased informed The Nationwide: “I used to be so scared as a result of that’s the constructing my brother works in. He went as much as assist and by no means got here again down.”
In accordance with the information company AP, a person who had been working close by had heard a blast as if a fuel bottle had caught fireplace.
Witnesses consider folks could have been sleeping inside on the time as they quick throughout the daylight of Ramadan.
Rescuers had rushed to the scene to try to assist however had been held again by thick plumes of black smoke.
The blaze was ultimately put out two hours later after the hearth had killed 16 and left 9 injured.
Dubai Civil Defence informed the UAE newspaper The Nationwide that an investigation into the lethal blaze was underway.
It mentioned it was essential that “residential and industrial constructing homeowners and residents” absolutely comply “with safety and security necessities and tips to keep away from accidents and defend folks’s lives”.
The preliminary reason for the hearth is at present unknown and no arrests have been made.
The Al-Ras space within the oldest components of Dubai is close to the town’s gold and spice markets, a vacationer sizzling spot.
