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world's tallest residential building in Dubai on fire

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  1. Commodore

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  2. fallenphoenix

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    is this happening right now?
     
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  3. Ubiquitin

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    Right now.
     
    #3 Ubiquitin, Feb 20, 2015
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    Not good. Hoping everyone got out.
     
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  5. fallenphoenix

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  6. robbie380

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    holy ****

    how many people live there?
     
    #6 robbie380, Feb 20, 2015
  7. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"
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    But were the hookers able to evacuate their Red Bottoms?
     
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    don't know the # of people, but there are 674 apartment units in that building.


    Man, that is scary - I'll never live in anyplace over 3 stories.
     
    #9 DFWRocket, Feb 20, 2015
  10. Commodore

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  11. AroundTheWorld

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    Looks terrible. And then for it to be called "the torch". I hope everyone made it out...doesn't look good at all, though.
     
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    prayers for those impacted. tragic
     
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    I heard on the news that everyone got out before the fire got huge.
     
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  14. sammy

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    Oh man that's scary AF. Wow.. Hope not too many lives are lost. Just wow
     
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    Good to hear
     
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    Scary, hope for the best for all those affected.

    didn't Dubai have a fire on a skyscraper a year or so ago where the fire went straight up the side?
     
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    Any news on possible cause?
     
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    A fire started.
     
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  19. Commodore

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Fire at Dubai residential skyscraper extinguished with no injuries reported, officials say. <a href="http://t.co/llEnSyCy09">http://t.co/llEnSyCy09</a> <a href="http://t.co/AwUvQSqzBA">pic.twitter.com/AwUvQSqzBA</a></p>&mdash; CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) <a href="https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/568942849368166402">February 21, 2015</a></blockquote>
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  20. bobrek

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    No deaths or injuries and the fire was put out around 3 hours after it started - roughly 4:00 PM CST - 7:00 PM CST.
     
    #20 bobrek, Feb 20, 2015
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