Five star hotel ... Ther Address hotel in Dubai caught fire during New Year’s Eve. Picture: Supplied
FIRE has broken out in a hotel near Dubai’s massive New Year’s Eve fireworks display.
It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, which ran up at least 20 stories of the Address Downtown hotel.
Inferno ... A fire runs up some 20 stories of a building in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Picture: APSource:AP
The Dubai government media office tweeted that a “fire has been reported in the Address Downtown hotel. Authorities are currently on-site to address the incident swiftly and safely.”
The Address Hotel Downtown is near the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper at 828 metres.
@cnnbrk address hotel in Dubai next to Burj Khalifa on fire http://pic.twitter.com/LzzkAYpIy2
— Adam Szczepanski (@A_Champanski) December 31, 2015
Burning debris rained down from the building as firetrucks raced to the scene. It was not immediately clear if anyone was injured in the blaze.
Dubai planned to wow spectators with three separate firework displays.
The show was to begin at the Burj Khalifa, which organisers said was fitted with 400,000 LED lights.
#DubaiFire The Address has been evacuated, and people are being moved out of #Dubai Mall https://t.co/FmjoievZQ9 http://pic.twitter.com/IafdKJtw3F
— Gulf News (@gulf_news) December 31, 2015
They said 1.6 tonnes of fireworks would be used in the display.
From there, the fireworks were to light up the sky around the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab and later down near the Dubai Marina. Fireworks also will be on display in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the country of seven emirates.
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