Skyscraper on fire in Dubai

[Nursie]

SLS isn't it

 

[SonniLombardi]

^ Yup

 

[craig_t]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35209114

Is that an AMG GT police car?

Impressive.

We're lucky for a vauxhall astra over here"

 

[Gilly]

I had a friend in Dubai while this was happening. I have seen a selfie of him with this hotel in the background. Everyone thought it was a small fire and, if there are no injuries, it is sheer fluke. Seems they didn't evacuate and people were just stood around very close to it.

 

[craig_t]

I had a friend in Dubai while this was happening. I have seen a selfie of him with this hotel in the background. Everyone thought it was a small fire and, if there are no injuries, it is sheer fluke. Seems they didn't evacuate and people were just stood around very close to it.

Didn't evacuate?! I wonder if that is due to flames blocking exit? Or they knew the fire couldn't spread further and it was safer to leave them where they were?

Any news on the cause of it?

 

[SonniLombardi]

Really? Looking at that makes me think of the amazing history of London. The modern commercial center of the world with the tower in the foreground?

+1 billion, couldn't agree more, the difference in years between building age is remarkable.

 

[SonniLombardi]

We're lucky for a vauxhall astra over here"

We got a few scooby and evo's don't be too hard

 

[drunkenmaster]

I had a friend in Dubai while this was happening. I have seen a selfie of him with this hotel in the background. Everyone thought it was a small fire and, if there are no injuries, it is sheer fluke. Seems they didn't evacuate and people were just stood around very close to it.

They absolutely did evacuate the building and the shopping mall next door. What area do you expect them to evacuate, the entire city?

 

[craig_t]

We got a few scooby and evo's don't be too hard

You must be a southerner! The most we have is a Volvo for traffic and X5's. No nice things..

 

[Caged]

If anyone's still following this

https://twitter.com/rascottdotcom/status/682876105104162816

 

[wesley]

repairable or write off?

 

[Caged]

They repaired The Torch so I imagine the same is possible here.

 

[Jacksonn]

Over there, I'd imagine they would just repair it!

 

[Spuddy]

You must be a southerner! The most we have is a Volvo for traffic and X5's. No nice things..

We have Scooby's and Evo's up north! At least we do here in Humberside region as well as a pretty beastly Lexus IS-F.

 

[Tefal]

doesnt look that badly damaged.

 

[pepsilol]

Get some Indians from Kerela and this will be up and running in no time.

 

[Art]

doesnt look that badly damaged.

Maybe not cosmetically, but given how fast the whole thing went up I'd wonder what else is wrong with it that you can't see.

EDIT: No fatalities according to The Guardian article:

A huge fire which engulfed part of a luxury hotel in Dubai, near where revellers had gathered to watch a New Year’s Eve fireworks display, has been brought under control without any fatalities...The Dubai government said one person had a heart attack as a result of the smoke and the rush to get out of the building. One person was described as being moderately injured and 16 people were said to have suffered minor injuries.

 

[Caged]

doesnt look that badly damaged.

Just looks like all the insulation has burnt off the outside panels, nothing too crazy.

 

[Twirlywoos]

So steel doesn't melt in a raging inferno, not enough explosive thermite used

 

[SonniLombardi]

So steel doesn't melt in a raging inferno, not enough explosive thermite used

No burning jet fuel to add to the mix here though.