An inferno engulfed a luxury hotel in downtown dubai in the united Arab Emirate on Thursday night as hundreds of thousands of New year's eve revelers gathered for the annual fireworks display.
The fire tore up the facade of the address Hotel, A 63 storey hotel, residence and mall down the street from the burj khalifa tower, the world's tallest building.
A civil defense official told AI Arabiya television that dubai's New year celebration will proceed. There are no injuries, Thank God... of course, it will not affect the celebration, Major Gen. Rasheed al- Matrushi, general director of the dubai civil defence, told the live broadcast.
The Dubai government's media office said on its Twitter feed that civil defense teams were working to evacuate the hotel and tackle the fire. The blaze is reported to have originated from outside the 20th floor of the hotel, but "has not spread inside " the media office said.
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