Source : The National
DUBAI - May 11: A man jumped to his death from the 147th floor of the world’s tallest tower this afternoon in the first recorded suicide since the building was completed last year, a police source confirmed.
The man, believed to be in his 30s and of an Asian nationality jumped from an air vent at the Burj’s observation deck and landed on a terrace at the tower's 108th floor, police said.
"The police operations room received a call about a suicide at the Burj Khalifa today, and CID and investigation teams were immedeatly dispatched,” Dubai Police said in a statement.
After he jumped, the man hit the metal barriers of the tower, causing some damage before landing, officials say.
Investigations showed the man worked at a company inside the Burj. Police said statements showed that the man had requested a holiday but it was refused.
Investigations are continuing.