Cover image via Twitter/رامي القاضي
A fire has ripped through the Torch Tower in Dubai – one of the tallest residential buildings in the world. The skyscraper, which is 1,105 foot tall, is in the marina district of the city.
While the cause of the fire was not immediately known, the BBC is reporting that it was made worse by strong gusts of wind
According to the BBC, the fire seemed to start around the 50th floor, and one witness claimed that "there was debris flying everywhere, falling into neighboring buildings"
Footage posted on social media showed what looked like molten glass and pieces of masonry falling down from the building
Thousands of terrified residents were forced to flee and emergency crews rushed to the scene to tackle the blaze which burned across several floors of the enormous structure. There were no reported injuries.
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