Massive blaze guts Sharjah high-rise tower


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgU2Bz8bT6Q

Fast-acting firefighters managed to control a huge fire that broke out at the Abbco Tower in the Al Nahda area of Sharjah on Tuesday night.

Seven people were treated at the site, while five others were rushed to hospital to be treated for suffocation.

Colonel Sami Al Naqbi, Director-General of Sharjah Civil Defence, said that they had been alerted to the fire, the cause of which is yet to be determined and which erupted on the 10th floor of the Abbco Tower, at 9.04pm.

Thanks to the quick and efficient work of firefighters, the blaze was brought under control at 11.55pm.

Civil Defence staff from stations such as Mina and Al Nahda were deployed to douse the blaze following a call to the police operations room.

Col. Al Naqbi said the quick response of firefighters had helped saved the lives of tenants, as they immediately evacuated neighbouring buildings to prevent suffocation cases.

The blaze had spread beyond the 10th floor of the building, he said.

Source: https://m.khaleejtimes.com/uae/sharjah/massive-blaze-guts-sharjah-high-rise-tower---

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Na waooo

This ridiculous. God have mercy.

Bad one at that.. Does it mean provisions aren't made for unplanned occurrence like this?

So unfortunate.

Í hope no life was lost....seems firé went on vacation .What happens to safety valves.

Whaat? Fire every where o

I hope the outcome is not gonna be worse than 9-11

How do they save people in the 56 floor, if the fire starts at the middle

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It is well

I can sight some Nigerians in one of those pictures...

Insurance company don enter one chance.

So this is the Vision 2020 we have been hearing

This one na high rise

I know that place very well. Thank God no life was lost.

I miss Sharjah mehn.... Alnahda , lulu hypermarket, Abushagara park, Sharjah bus park meat market

"All residents were evacuated before the fire spread" a whole 56 storey building evacuated

Let's not begin to imagine what would have happened if three storey building caught fire here in naija

Dayyuumm!

It's a pity.....

Glad everyone got out safe....

Reminds me of the Skyscraper movie

hope no life was lost,as for the property a better one would appear there by next month.

If it was Nigeria..na oyo DM dy

Won't take them long to rebuild.


Their money Long

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The way things are happening this year enhnnnnnnn... God help us all. Amen