{"id":409030,"date":"2017-08-04T08:08:01","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T08:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/08\/04\/large-fire-rips-through-dubais-torch-tower\/"},"modified":"2017-08-04T08:08:01","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T08:08:01","slug":"large-fire-rips-through-dubais-torch-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/04\/large-fire-rips-through-dubais-torch-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Large fire rips through Dubai\u2019s Torch Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">&#13;<br \/>\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.4.4--><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">A large fire has ripped through a residential skyscraper in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates \u2013 for the second time in two years.<\/p>\n<p>Footage posted on social media showed flames spreading up the Torch Tower, and burning debris falling down.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities later said that civil defence workers \u201csuccessfully evacuated\u201d the building and the blaze was brought under control.<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear what caused the fire in one of the world\u2019s tallest buildings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo injuries have been reported so far in the Torch Tower fire incident,\u201d the government of Dubai\u2019s media office tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>It added that \u201ccooling operations were under way\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Torch Tower was damaged by an earlier blaze in 2015.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"story-body__line\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">The Torch Tower, Dubai<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">The 79-storey skyscraper opened in 2011<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Was the world\u2019s tallest residential building at its opening, but has since been surpassed by six others<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Is thought to be the 32nd tallest building in the world, according to the Skyscraper Centre<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">It has 676 apartments. A two-bedroom flat starts at more than $500,000 (\u00a3381,000)<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Residents have access to an eight-storey garage and a swimming pool overlooking Dubai\u2019s waterfront<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; A large fire has ripped through a residential skyscraper in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates \u2013 for the second time in two years. 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