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

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.

"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.