Fire breaks out at 67-storey building in Dubai; 3,820 residents evacuated safely

Fire at a 67-storey building in Dubai

A massive fire broke out in a 67-storey building in Marina in Dubai on Saturday, the Dubai Media Office (DMO) has confirmed. The fire started late on Friday night, PTI reported.

All 3,820 residents from 764 apartments of the Marina Pinnacle were safely evacuated and the Dubai Civil Defence teams worked tirelessly and put out the fire, according to the Khaleej Times newspaper.

DMO said that the authorities are working with the building's developer to provide temporary housing for the affected residents and the aim is to prioritise their well-being.

"Specialised teams successfully evacuated all residents from the 67-storey building, prioritising their health and safety throughout the operation. Efforts continue to fully contain the fire...Ambulance teams and medical staff are on site to offer full medical and mental support to the safely evacuated residents," DMO said in a post.

This morning, a massive fire started in a Dubais residential building.Yet, the 3,820 residents were rescued without injuries.I promise you, I have never seen a more efficient country than the UAE.pic.twitter.com/h31btyAB50
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"I was on the 24th floor with my wife when we smelled something burning around 9:45 pm," one resident told Khaleej Times. “We checked our apartment but found nothing. From the balcony, we saw firefighters and people outside. A friend called and said he couldn’t enter because of the fire. Security only told us to leave when we called them," the resident reportedly said.

In a later update, the DMO said that the evacuation units evacuated all 3,820 residents from 764 apartments of the Marina Pinnacle. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Notably, this is not the first fire at the Marina Pinnacle, which is also known as Tiger Tower. Khaleej Times reported that in May 2015, a kitchen incident sparked a fire on the 47th floor, which spread to the 48th floor before being contained by Dubai Civil Defence.