Flames shoot up the sides of the Torch tower residential building in the Marina district, Dubai. (Reuters photo)DUBAI - A fire broke out early Friday in one of the world's tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plummeting below. Firefighters are working to bring the blaze under control and no injuries have been reported so far at the Torch Tower, located in the popular Marina neighbou1rhood. "Dubai Civil Defence has successfully evacuated the Torch Tower and is working to bring the fire under control," Dubai's official media office said in a tweet. It is the second major fire to engulf the 86-story Torch Tower, which caught fire in early 2015.

Source: Bangkok Post August 03, 2017 23:37 UTC