Dubai hotel fire: The Address Downtown hotel engulfed in flames

Name: Dubai hotel fire: The Address Downtown hotel engulfed in flames
Uploaded: 2015-12-31T22:32:29.000Z
Duration: 1 min 40 s
Description: The authorities in Dubai are trying to find out what caused a huge fire to engulf a 63-storey luxury hotel in the city centre on New Year's Eve.

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The authorities in Dubai are trying to find out what caused a huge fire to engulf a 63-storey luxury hotel in the city centre on New Year's Eve.

Firefighters managed to subdue the blaze, but part of the Address Downtown Hotel is still smouldering.

The tower was evacuated and 16 people were hurt.

Lisa Hampele reports.

Middle East

1 January 2016