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Massive fire breaks out at Sharjah residential tower, 12 injuries reported

  •   Wed, May 06 2020 09:20:19 AM

Daijiworld Media Network – Sharjah (SHP)

Sharjah, May 6: A massive fire broke out at a residential tower named Abbco Tower in UAE's Sharjah on Tuesday (May 5) night, leaving at least five people injured. The fire has been brought under control and no casualties have been reported so far. According to Gulf News, Abbco Tower has 49 floors, excluding parking.

Khaleej Times reported that Abbco Tower is located next to the Taj Bangalore restaurant. The raging inferno was brought under control by the Civil Defence crew from Mina fire station and Al Nahda. It added that 12 people got injured, of which seven were treated at the site, while five were admitted to hospital for treatment.

According to Khaleej Times, over 250 families were evacuated from the residential tower, which consists of 36 residential flats and 20 levels of car parking.

The cause of the fire is still unknown and it is also unclear whether there are any Indians residing in the residential tower. The Indian Embassy in UAE is yet to make any statement in connection with this incident.


 

 
  

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  • Evans C. Sumitra, Udupi/ New York, USA.

    Wed, May 06 2020

    A very sad incident to know a massive fire broke out in a 49 storied residential tower in the middle of the night. It has been reported that so far only 12 people have been injured. But it could be more than that looking at the towering inferno. At this time we can just pray that all are safe. I have many friends in Sharjah and I have been there many times. It is one of the best Emirates of UAE and many Indians live and work there.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, May 06 2020

    Sharjah is full of Indians.
    We pray they are all safe ...

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  • Cynthia, Kirem

    Wed, May 06 2020

    All are human beings Jossey Sir....lets pray for all the people who are there in that building... May god save everyone...jossey

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