A Dubai residential building fire on Saturday has seen 16 people killed and nine more injured in the city's old town.
abc.net.au/news/dubai-apartment-blaze-kills-16/102229550A fire swept through an apartment building in an older neighbourhood of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, local time, killing at least 16 people and injuring another nine, authorities confirmed on Sunday.The fire broke out around 12:40pm on Saturday
However, the tight quarters — often subdivided by makeshift barriers of plywood, drywall or shower curtains — can become a major risk in fires. He told the AP that there had been an explosion, such as from a gas cylinder catching fire, followed by thick black smoke.
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