A fire broke out at the Torch Tower in Dubai Marina on Thursday night. No casualties were reported.
The Dubai Civil Defence and Dubai Police teams reached the site to douse the blaze.
The Dubai Media Office tweeted, “Dubai Civil Defence members are currently dealing with a fire that broke at a tower in Dubai Marina.
“Firefighting squads from 4 Civil Defence stations have been deployed to bring the fire under control and ensure the safety of residents in the building and the area.”
Civil Defence personnel successfully evacuated the Torch Tower.
Flames shot up the sides of the building in the city’s upscale Marina district in the second blaze at the structure since 2015.
Firefighters and police sealed off surrounding streets, which were partially covered by dust and debris.
By 4.00 a.m. the exterior of the building showed no sign of fire as residents and onlookers stood around staring up at the building, according to a witness.
“We were sleeping and we woke up to the fire alarm and people screaming. We ran down the stairs and it took us about 10 minutes to reach down from the 50th floor,” a resident who gave his name as George, said.
“The fire was very strong at that time, about 1 a.m. Then it started calming down over the next two hours. It started on the 67th floor, that’s what we were told,” he added.
Another resident, whose name was Mohammed and lives on the 12th floor, said the top part caught fire first and then lower levels followed as debris fell.
The government said it is working on providing shelter for the ones affected by the fire.
Residents and eyewitnesses have been posting images and photos of the 79-story skyscraper on fire on social media.
Hundreds of people were evacuated in 2015 from the same building when a massive fire swept through the tower.
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