Massive fire engulfs 67-storey building in Dubai’s Marina, 3,820 evacuated

Specialised units safely evacuate each residents from 764 apartments of Marina Pinnacle without immoderate injuries

The occurrence was extinguished by Dubai Civil Defence teams that worked tirelessly for six hours.

A monolithic occurrence broke retired astatine a 67-storey gathering successful Marina here, the Dubai Media Office (DMO) said connected Saturday.

All 3,820 residents from 764 apartments of the Marina Pinnacle were safely evacuated aft the occurrence started precocious connected Friday night.

The occurrence was extinguished by Dubai Civil Defence teams that worked tirelessly for six hours, Khaleej Times paper reported.

The DMO said the authorities are moving intimately with the building’s developer to put impermanent lodging for the affected residents, prioritising their information and well-being.

The DMO successful a station connected X astatine 1.44 americium connected Saturday said: “Specialised teams successfully evacuated each residents from the 67-storey building, prioritising their wellness and information passim the operation. Efforts proceed to afloat incorporate the fire.”

“Ambulance teams and aesculapian unit are connected tract to connection afloat aesculapian and intelligence enactment to the safely evacuated residents,” the DMO added astatine 2.09 am.

The DMO aboriginal astatine 2.21 americium noted that specialised units safely evacuated each 3,820 residents from 764 apartments of Marina Pinnacle without immoderate injuries.

This is not the archetypal clip that Marina Pinnacle — besides known arsenic Tiger Tower — has caught fire. In May 2015, a room incidental sparked a occurrence connected the 47^th floor, which dispersed to the 48^th level earlier being contained by Dubai Civil Defence, Khaleej Times said. PTI