DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Firefighters are battling a blaze at a high-rise tower in the Dubai Marina amid a sandstorm sweeping the city in the United Arab Emirates. The government-run Dubai Media Office says the fire broke out Sunday morning in the Zen Tower. It says residents have been evacuated and there were no injuries immediately reported in the blaze. Dubai, a skyscraper-studded city, has suffered a spate of fires in its high-rises. ADVERTISEMENTDubai passed new fire safety rules last year requiring buildings with quick-burning side paneling to replace it with more fire-resistant cladding.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 13, 2018 07:41 UTC