Watch: Massive fire breaks out at 35-floor skyscraper near Burj Khalifa in Dubai

A massive fire broke out at a 35-story high-rise in downtown Dubai near the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa, on Monday. Videos of the blaze doing rounds on social media show the fire racing up the side of the building apparently fueled by flammable siding material.

The structure, 8 Boulevard Walk, was developed in 2008 by Emaar Properties, one of the largest real-estate companies in the world and a giant state-backed developer that built Burj Khalifa.

In the now-viral videos, the fire can be seen racing up one side of 8 Boulevard Walk, while other sides appeared untouched. The damage appeared particularly intense around the fourth floor.

The fire started around 2.30 am, with housekeepers and building guards racing through its floors to check apartments on each floor, the resident said. Dubai Civil Defense said it arrived at the scene five minutes after the operations room was alerted of the fire at 3.11 am. It added that all the building's residents had been safely evacuated.

Meanwhile, a letter sent by Emaar to tenants of the building said "a thorough investigation is underway" into the blaze and that residents only can be let back in after authorities give the all clear.