Smoke rises from a fire at a construction site next to Dubai Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday. Firefighters battle a fire at the under-construction Fountain Views tower next to Dubai Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday. (Anthea Ayache via AP)The site is next to the Dubai Mall and near the 63-storey The Address Downtown Dubai tower, which was heavily damaged in a fire on New Year's Eve on 2015. Dubai's government media office said the fire erupted at the Address Residences Fountain Views towers, and that firefighters have brought it under control. The high-rise Fountain Views complex is being built by large Dubai-based developer Emaar Properties, which raised the mall and the hotel struck in the 2015 blaze.

Source: Bangkok Post April 02, 2017 06:45 UTC