A fireplace has ripped by means of an condominium constructing in Dubai, killing 16 individuals and injuring an additional 9, authorities have stated.
The fireplace engulfed the five-storey constructing within the Al-Ras neighbourhood.
A authorities assertion printed by the state-linked newspaper The Nationwide indicated security compliance issues within the constructing may have prompted the blaze.
An investigation into how the fireplace began will now be carried out.
The constructing is in a densely populated warren of streets and alleys.
It is likely one of the metropolis’s oldest areas and is residence to the Dubai Spice Market, a serious vacationer attraction.
Native media stated the fireplace had been put out.
The nationality of the victims has not been launched.
Dubai Civil Defence “careworn the significance of residential and business constructing homeowners and residents absolutely complying with safety and security necessities and tips to keep away from accidents and shield individuals’s lives”, the federal government assertion reportedly stated.