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Twelve people were injured by the blaze in a 49-storey residential building in Sharjah. Abbco tower blaze: How Sharjah raced against the clock to put out the fire. The 48-storey Abbco Tower in Sharjah, near Dubai, caught on fire late on Tuesday The 190-metre tower is among the tallest buildings in Sharjah, one of the seven sheikhdoms that makes up the UAE The fire started around 9pm and at least seven people suffered minor injuries in the blaze Preview PDF To improve your experience A high-rise tower has caught fire in the United Arab Emirates but authorities said it wasn't immediately clear what caused the blaze.The sides of the 48-floor Abbco Tower in Sharjah saw flames shoot up them. Abbco tower blaze: How Sharjah raced against the clock to put out the fire - News | Khaleej Times Evacuations started right away. Abbco Tower after the fire at Al Nahda, Sharjah Image Credit: Atiq Ur Rehman /Gulf News 15 of 15 The devastation was plain to see for all who returned on Wednesday morning. The city neighbours Dubai. Thanks to the quick and efficient work of firefighters, the blaze was brought under control at 11.55pm. The city neighbours Dubai.Nine people sustained minor injuries and were treated on site, According to the newspaper, the fire broke out on the 10th floor of the tower just after 9pm.Sharjah police used a drone to check if there were people trapped inside the burning tower.Firefighters and police surrounded the tower, as did curious onlookers.Jahanzib Jameel, a resident who lives in the tower, feared he had lost everything, as he had no home and content insurance. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Emporis is a leading database for building information worldwide. You find information about construction projects, architecture, the building industry and city planning. * The price includes VAT and shipping costs. Watch the provocative new series Little Birds now on Stan.Your web browser is no longer supported. "I only picked my wallet as my thoughts were on trying to get my wife and children out of the apartment," he told Thirty six of the floors are residential, with 12 apartments on each level.Authorities offered no immediate cause for the blaze.The UAE, including skyscraper-studded Dubai, has suffered a spate of fires in its high-rises in recent years.The reason for the blazes, building and safety experts say, is the material used for the buildings' sidings, called aluminium composite panel cladding.While some types of cladding can be made with fire-resistant material, experts say those that have caught fire in the UAE and elsewhere weren't designed to meet stricter safety standards.The materials were often were put onto buildings without any breaks to slow or halt a possible blaze.Handling of Ruby Princess 'inexplicable', inquiry findsNSW Health slammed in report into Ruby Princess debacle View a detailed profile of the structure 220391 including further data and descriptions in the Emporis database. Chris Whiteoak / The National Hundreds of tenants hurriedly left the 48-storey Abbco Tower in Sharjah on Tuesday evening as the building got engulfed in flames. To improve your experience A high-rise tower has caught fire in the United Arab Emirates but authorities said it wasn't immediately clear what caused the blaze.The sides of the 48-floor Abbco Tower in Sharjah saw flames shoot up them. No shipping costs apply to the download. The blaze at the 48-story Abbco Tower in Sharjah saw flaming debris shower neighboring dusty parking lots and left metal siding littering surrounding streets. Nine people sustained minor injuries and were treated on site, Gulf News reported. When downloading images you may be subject to other costs from your internet service provider.Do you need more information about this building and its related companies? The 48-storey Abbco Tower in Sharjah, near Dubai, caught on fire late on Tuesday The 190-metre tower is among the tallest buildings in Sharjah, one of the seven sheikhdoms that makes up the UAE
The 190-meter (623-foot) tower is among the tallest buildings in Sharjah, one of the seven sheikhdoms that makes up the UAE. Abbco Tower is a 48-story skyscraper in Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. IN PHOTOS : AFTERMATH OF SHARJAH'S ABBCO TOWER FIR A pictorial of Abbco tower, four days after a massive blaze tore through the 49-floor residential building in Sharjah's Al Nahda.
COPYRIGHT © 2000-2020 EMPORIS GMBH. These are external links and will open in a new windowTwelve people were injured after a fire engulfed a skyscraper in the city of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, showering debris on to streets below.Tenants were evacuated swiftly from the Abbco Tower, a 49-storey residential building, when the alarm was raised at about 21:00 (17:00 GMT) on Tuesday.Firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control in less than three hours, local media reported.Three of the 12 casualties were taken to hospital for treatment. A high-rise tower has caught fire in the United Arab Emirates but authorities said it wasn't immediately clear what caused the blaze.
A high-rise tower has been engulfed in flame in one of the largest cities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), casting burning debris into the surrounding street.